A sigh of relief left the pinkette's lips as their foe is quickly dealt with, and the surviving hostages were freed. Her lips warp into a shaky smile. This little victory helps in suppressing the overwhelming feeling of the war and the losses they've already endured. "Huh?" June Fair 's praise causes a surprise blink before her smile turns bashful, "y-you think so? Heh, I guess we do, huh?!" Though small, the other woman's praise does wonders for her spirit.

She turned to her pokemon, that've began to help in securing the perimeter and tending to the hostages when a man greets them both, his face vaguely familiar.

"You-!" A wider smile quickly finds itself spreading across Noelle's lips. "Professor Creighton!" She knows the man only from what Lucas LeBlanc has told of her - from what she can tell, the head scientist seemed rather fond of him. "I'm glad you're safe." Sincere words are followed by a nod, hands briefly fiddling about her pockets to fish out a phone. "Uh - I'm sure Luc- Professor Lane will be happy to know you're alive, y'know? So if you don't mind, I'm just...gonna..." Awkwardly trailing off, she positions herself alongside the man, ushering in June to join them, and took a selfie.

It was quickly sent to Lucas in a text captioned, 'Look who I found!' followed by another brief text, 'Don't worry, I've got this.'

Pocketing it, her mouth opens to speak once more, if only for the ground to rumble and churn, as events took place outside, where the war raged on. The distraction from the situation, however brief, had been nice. She's quick to regroup with the others alongside June, a close eye kept on Creighton and any of the other former hostages that sought to help out.

"Keep him safe." This special task is given to her blastoise, a trusted pokemon who grunts, stoically taking place by the man with a scrutinizing stare. Gruffness aside, the tortoise would perform his duty adeptly. "Help out." The command is directed towards the rest of her team. Blissey once again aids in helping any injured hostages with a HEAL PULSE. A recently released gyarados uses AQUA TAIL to sweep, batter, and break any remaining megalopolans, whilst dragonite uses an EXTREME SPEED to blitz about in search of any remaining hostages within the area to liberate and bring to safety.

"We're fine!" There's a pause before an added, "Noah, make sure to watch yourself! Don't overdo it!" Concerned statement almost nagging in nature, they're filled with undeniable warmth.

"June," a small whisper is uttered towards the woman in an almost exasperated manner. Could she talk to him like that?

tldr
- Takes a selfie with Creighton
- Orders blastoise to otherwise protect Creighton
- Blissey uses Heal Pulse on survivors who need it. Gyarados attacks any remaining and nearby megalopolans with aqua tail whilst Dragonite uses extreme speed to search for any other survivors to bring to safety.

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They board the speedboat, and Noelle briefly returned gyarados as the boat sped off, whilst the remainder of her team either followed the boat or boarded it. When the speedboat docked, she was quick to move in tandem with the others, heeding June's words with a firm nod. "Let's do it," her words hold encouragement, as she doesn't hesitate to join June Fair in beginning their push to liberate one of the buildings. She uttered out one final, "be careful," to their teammates before joining in on the assault.

She quickly releases Dragonite, Blastoise, and Blissey. Her Blastoise once again plays defensive, its blocky body putting a PROTECT to aid the trainers in their push inside the house. Her Blissey takes care of major injuries that the Life Dew can't help fully restore, its hands glowing in a faint HEAL PULSE. It's her dragonite that takes the offensive. Its body moves swiftly in an EXTREME SPEED assault, utterly bum rushing and clobbering any enemy troops.

From the corner of her eye, she caught something. Massive and blocky, its like a moving mountain. Had this not been a time of crisis, she considered snapping a picture for Lucas Lane . "That's...big. Really big." There's a small tremble to her voice.

- Boards the speedboat w/ the others and leaves w/ them too
- Joins June in trying to liberate one of the buildings
- Blastoise uses protect to try and defend both trainers in their push to infiltrate the building
- Dragonite uses extreme speed to get the upper hand on soldiers lying in wait
- Blissey uses heal pulse to aid in helping the refugees

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They'd managed to escape the red beast - for how long, Noelle was unsure. But, it'd be useless to look back now. There was slight guilt at passing along the problem to some other unfortunate soul, but there's little time to dwell on it, least she wanted to turn around and, stupidly, run back. Unfortunately, she only had enough concern to spare right now for the small group that traveled with her.

Of course, even just advancing forward was met with challenge, as they were quickly confronted with another battalion. They were gravelly outnumbered, and with much of their own forces split between dealing with ultra beast threats, they couldn't rely on immediate backup. Dragonite is returned to fight alongside her blastoise. The former uses a PROTECT to ward off the sniping strikes from the naganadel whilst the latter THUNDER to drop directly down on one of the approaching speedboats.

As troops began to flood the shoreline though and threatened to overrun them, an idea somewhat pops into mind, as she recalls her previous experience within ultra space. The tiny, bladed pokemon - there'd been numerous of them, swarming and attacking in daunting groups. It was a gruesome thought, but flesh reacted the same way paper did to fire, right? It burned.

"Get back, now!" Her sudden demand was directed to her companions, as its gyarados and blissey who are called forth. A swelling gust of wind breathes from the water serpent's gaping maw, whilst a FIRE BLAST ignites from blissey's hands. Met with the HURRICANE, it's a near violent reaction that causes the swell of fire to only grow larger as it heads towards the battalion of encroaching megalopolan soldiers.

tldr;
- Dragonite use Thunder to bring down one of the speedboats
- Blastoise uses protect to block enemy attacks on the group
- Blissey and Gyarados use Fire blast & Hurricane in tandem on the shoring soldiers


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The sight of one of their own's pokemon falling victim to the ultra beast was gut wrenching. It made a sharp pin of dread return to Noelle's stomach, and she found herself grimacing in realization that the red bug was an enemy not to be underestimated. It had easily dealt with their offensive assault, dishing out its own in a manner that couldn't be overlooked.

Her stare briefly flickered to noah faber , offering him a concerned glance. She wished she could say more - do more, but the desire is nothing more than that; a wish Internally, she also apologizes to Kyle. @iris voices her thoughts aloud and the pinkette could only give a stiff nod, grateful that someone shared her willingness to avoid this threat altogether.

Her Gyarados aids in their escapade. Its body multiplies, nigh identical copies of itself forming instantaneously, the DOUBLE TEAM working to further distract the red tyrant. The doppelgangers roar out their challenges to the ultra beast before lurching forward, whilst the real gyarados slips underneath the water.

Her blissey is briefly enveloped in a dim glow, as a HEAL PULSE emits from its rotund form to heal June Fair 's Inteleon before it totters about after its trainer.

From the water, blastoise aids in clearing their path, an ice beam assaulting the megalopolan troops that might've stood in their way whilst her dragonite is, briefly, returned. Noelle otherwise begins to advance, set on advancing further whilst retreating from the buzzwole.

tldr;
- gyarados uses double team on the buzzwole to help distract it
- blissey uses heal pulse on June's inteleon
- blastoise uses ice beam on any megalopolan's they may come across
- noelle attempts to retreat from buzzwole & advance further

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The towering red beast that fasts them makes a pit form in Noelle's stomach, her features convulsing into a look of sickened loathing - perhaps even fear. A hand cups her mouth, a shudder coming over her form, and for a moment, the pink-haired woman is reduced to a frozen statue, the adrenaline that pumped through her body more inclined to flight than fight.

For a moment, she's ashamed of the almost cowardly thoughts. She's faced these things before - once, even within their own world. But, during that time she'd had individuals far stronger than her. Bailey, Kyle, Persephone - even Mateo. 'I wish they were here,' her terrified thoughts are filled with anguish, and for a moment, she was useless. 'Can I do this without them?' Attacks whirl past her, and it takes a strong shake of her head to bring herself back to reality.

There's no time to have a midlife crisis nor dwell on the validity of her own strength though. Right now, she needed to fight with all her strength not solely for her own wellbeing, but for those who relied on her as well. It's a self-gratifying thought, and Noelle's faintly aware that it's nothing but a guise of being 'honorable'. However, its one that helps spring her into action nonetheless. For her friends, she'd fight.

"Support in stopping it!" Her command is followed by her blastoise and with a sudden toss of a pokeball, her blissy as well. The newly released blissey immediately springs into action. It stands alongside June Fair 's mr.mime, a pink energy coating its body, PSYCHIC powers aiming to hold the ultra beast in place.

Blastoise's canons aim themselves towards the towering bug, glowing blue beams of glacial energy shooting from the metallic tips. The ICE BEAM starts at the Buzzwole's feet, seeking to freeze its feet in place whenever the pointed tips came into contact with the wet ice of the avalanche. The beam traverses over its body, trying to quite literally freeze it into place.

"Keep it away!" Her second direction is towards her gyarados. Aided by the helping hand of a nearby ally, yet another roar of intense, sharp wind blasts from its gaping maw. The HURRICANE billows towards the buzzwole, buffeting it with harsh winds intent on keeping it from closing in on them.

"Stay on standby to help, just in case." Dragonite flies overhead, an EXTREME SPEED ready to aid in getting an ally at risk out of harm's way if need be.

DAPHNE STONE 's question is answered with a stressed, slightly forced smile, "we're holding up!" Though doubt swirls in her mind, she's otherwise happy to have more aid. Any help, regardless how little, was help they could use.

"Do you think we could break its long nose thing?" Her question is directed out towards those closest to her. While she's unsure what it could do (even if she had a good guess), it was a weapon that made her incredibly uncomfortable. Getting rid of it would do them well in the end, if that was possible.

tldr;
- Blissey uses Psychic on the Buzzwole in tandem with June's Mr. Mime to help restrict Buzzwole
- Blastoise uses Ice Beam alongside Iris' avalanche to further help restrain/slow it down
- Dragonite remains on stanby with an extreme speed in the ready
- Gyradaos uses a hurricane on the buzzwole to attack/keep it at a distance. It's boosted by a Helping hand from @andrew's Nidoqueen

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Light flashes in the skies overhead as more of the violet-hued ultra beasts appear, their bodies alighting as thunderbolts sweep down onto the small makeshift party. "Cover us!" The command is heard by her blastoise, that quickly springs to her aid as it pulls itself from the water. It assists in defense, a barrier of green forming as a protect prevents the harsh electric strikes from meeting their purchase. Her dragonite immediately swooped into action, the thunder it calls down from the clouds above dwarfing their own bolts.

"Hold tight, it might get a little windy!" Her warning is directed towards her group as she releases a third pokemon, her gyarados, which plunges into the sea down below. It resurfaces, facing away from the group and towards the rising, choppy waves that approached. A hurricane bellowed out from its gaping mouth to aid in combating it. The roar of wild, strong winds pushes back against the rising water that harshly slap against the rocky outcrop.

"Let's keep going," Noelle prompted the group in a hurried tone. The northernmost island wasn't far off, especially with the speed they were moving at. 

- Blastoise uses protect on the thunderbolts
- Dragonite uses thunder on the megalopolans & their pokemon
- Gyarados uses hurricane on any remnants of the tidal wave that's near them

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The roar of the ongoing war was deafening. Between the roar of waves wildly rocking against the shoreline, the cry of pokemon muddled with the commanding shouts of their trainers, and the inevitable clash of frenzied attacks, it was a haze of chaos. Even as she and her group left the beaches to head to the less populated northern rocky outcrops, the pinkette couldn't help but glance over her shoulder. Should they stay and help? Despite her internal dilemma though, she didn't stray from following alongside the others, opting to purposely ignore the unsettling stir in her stomach. "Coming!"

Her dragonite assist in taking out the overhead assault from the nagandel, opting to use a more subtle dragon rush to aid in taking down the ultra beast before continuing in its aerial scoping.

Her blastoise dives alongside the waters, surveying any threats nearby or along the water's edge. It swims nearby @iris ' absol, seen as little more than a large dark shape underneath the surface. There's a slight glimmer to its shell though, as it readies to use protect on the whim and aid in the dark-types' efforts.

- Moves as a group alongside June Fair , @iris , and noah faber
- Dragonite stays in the air, using dragon rush on a nagandel before continuing surveying from overhead
- Blastoise scouts up ahead via in the water, preparing a protect just in case

Just as she's about to leave, the pinkette caught the faintest slither of blue and white from the corner of her eyes. Withering between the tall grasses, the serpentine dragon emerged, rearing back like a snake as the woman approached. Joy was written all over her face, as she scrambled to get her last remaining safari ball. The garchomp that lingered by her side gave a heavy roll of its eyes, only to be caught off guard by the dratini using a dragon rush, likely startled by the duo. It managed to push the larger dragon back, who retaliated with a snarl and an iron tail that sent the wild 'mon flying a bit. "Hey!" Noelle's protest was a whine as she sent a pokeball chasing after the dratini's blown back form.

[catching dratini w/ my last safari ball!]

She began on her trek back to the entrance now, content with her haul. Her garchomp slowly stomped behind her, as though on the lookout for a suitable foe. The dragon suddenly let out a small growl, and Noelle's head tilted. "Really? There?" She pointed towards the shuffling grass just near the entrance. Lo and behold, there it was; the final dratini! It spotted the trainer and pokemon duo, its lengthy body rearing threateningly....And then, from its mouth, a hyper beam spewed forth. Both Noelle and her pokemon barely avoided the powerful attack, and both were clearly surprised by it, as they exchanged a glance. Although, the reckless attack did leave the wild pokemon wide open. And so, it was with a single dragon rush that it was knocked out, followed by yet another safari ball being tossed forward towards it.

capture attempt on dratini