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[attr="class","illie i"]war. it's bloody, chaotic, messy. and right now, they're walking right into the thick of it. enemy forces rain fire from above, attacks that meet the protection of her teammates. are the other warfronts seeing similar actions? her mind wanders for a moment, drifting to the well-being of ALEXANDER STONE . a wish for his safety is muttered and then lost among the chaos that begins to unfold.

distractions fade and all that's left is their team.

she stays close to those she knows, to those she'd die to protect. there's enough space in their formation to allow them to work but not enough to be separated. it works, as she knows all of fernando's strategies do. and naturally, despite the budding sensation of dread and anxiety mingling in her stomach, she places her faith in him.

skin is purposely left exposed yet not capitalized yet. her outfit is the same as littleroot, except with a sole purpose this time around: the more skin she has, the more psychic mist she can create. for now, the avatar power lies dormant, allowing fernando's misty terrain to overtake the battlefield. the time will come for her own mist to join but for now, her body is lacking the pink mist of her legendary. her cape billows behind her as they move, as they begin to start their counterattack. and while they move, she gathers scales at the ready. each one shimmers a soft pink as they float and linger by her arms, prepared for damage or healing should the need arise.

her pokemon spread out, lingering close in the same sort of formation each trainer has been placed in. her galarian ponyta provides a remedy to the poison they face: pastel veil coming into effect with the pony's presence. with the galarian ponyta in play, being poisoned can fade from their thoughts for now. joining the efforts of Laurence Anderson 's metagross, the galarian ponyta glows a faint purple with the psychic it uses. should attacks come, the psychic move can assist in repelling them.

meanwhile, alakazam sticks closer to her back. defended against poison by magic guard, it is more concerned with attacks that breach their formation. in preparation, future sight is used to usher psychic power into the near future. she expects their enemies to be ruthless, attacking from all sides. perhaps that's why her alcremie is laying out groundwork for those attacking to succeed. both of its abilities, aroma veil and sweet veil, coat their teammates. protected from both sleep and attacks that limit their moves, they can unleash retaliation in full force for now. an added aromatic mist is ushered out from the dessert pokemon, aimed solely at articuno to give it an extra sense of support.

illeana's face is almost painfully devoid of nervousness. and while it could be a mask to protect herself from the world around them, tapu lele's presence at her side is perhaps influencing it. the deity itself almost looks to be enjoying this, enjoying the way opposite sides clash. it doesn't understand, not fully, but there's a giggle that escapes when it joins the attack. moonblast is aimed to the attacking naganadel, bright and pretty and vicious. her cofagrigus joins the guardian on the offensive, sending dark pulse up into the air to collide with aerial attacks before they come too close.

she never stops moving, never stops to glance at what's happening. no, that would mean a shift in focus, a shift into anxiety. sure, she's concerned about their allies, about the lives at stake, but they've practiced for this. she's trained for this and she'll be damned if she lets them down.

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- illeana's scales gather at her arms in preparation.

- g!ponyta uses psychic to assist in repelling attacks with lars's metagross.
pastel veil is in effect, helping against the poison smoke.

- alakazam uses future sight, sending attacks into the future should someone attack their backs.
magic guard helps defend alakazam against poison.

- alcremie uses aromatic mist on articuno to raise its special defense & boost it.
aroma veil & sweet veil protect allies from sleep & attacks that limit their moves.

- cofagrigus uses dark pulse on the enemy forces attacking from above.

- tapu lele uses moonblast on the attacking naganadel.

- they push forward as they gain ground.

Meteor Falls had fallen under attack and the likes of Rufio McGillis was literally caught in the thick of it.

He didn't keep up with the news and with his recent and frequent activity in the mountainous area he had effectively cut himself off even further to bolster his training methods. In this Rufio would find himself not panicking, but full of chaos as he fell into the "defense army" ranks.

However chaotic it was Rufio nonetheless found some use of this strange and apparent war, it was the chance of a lifetime to empower his Pokemon. A real war? Life and death?

That was how a Pokemon could achieve some real power that they normally wouldn't have the chance to.

Surrounded at all points by his four Pokemon Rufio would give them each one look before sneering in excitement.

Lockjaw the Croconaw, Zweihander the Doublade, Morph the Morpeko, and Moore the Mudkip looked a bit out of place when surrounded by mostly fully evolved Pokemon and the like...Even Legendary Pokemon appeared, beyond that they weren't there of their own volition, but instead had apparently been tamed by Trainers.

Initially starting toward the back of the group they'd push on forward once things started to heat up, literally and figuratively, they'd only pause once along the way for Rufio to give a plan.

Moore, use Foresight...Tell me what you see in the area....

After a short pause where Moore the Mudkip went on to explain the situation and surroundings to Rufio, the ginger would begin to order the others around.

Lockjaw, you'll be using Hydro Pump, don't worry about helping the others, we're going off to the side, I want you to knock that tree over, we'll surprise them on the beach.

Zweihander I need you to use Aerial Ace on the nearest aliens you can once we get to them.

Morph, you'll be using Quick Attack, same as Zweihander's plan.

Lockjaw to my left, Morph to my right.

Keep up.

And with that the group would sort of take an alternate path than the others, heading off to the far left side of the battlefield as their goal was to route the enemies from the side while the others pushed ahead. If any others worked their way toward his chosen path they'd seemingly work together as long as they didn't get in Rufio's way. Wandering into the tree line the group would seemingly slip away into the shadows themselves.

Then it began, Lockjaw's HYDRO PUMP would collide with a tree in hopes to knock it over and down the cliff side onto the aliens below. Meanwhile Morph the Morpeko would find himself at the cliff side himself, casting down a THUNDER SHOCK on the aliens nearby. However the strange, yet amazing would happen as Rufio latched onto Zweihander the Doublade's hilts just before the Pokemon took off, gliding into an AERIAL ACE assault while Mudkip and Morpeko jumped onto and latched to either of his shoulders. Meanwhile Lockjaw would leap into the air in preparation for his next attack, ready to use his own instincts if need be.

Coming to wield his Pokemon as weapons themselves the ginger would enter the battle himself, cast into a beautiful dance as the Doublade swung about with it's Flying-Type maneuver while lashing out at the apparent alien invaders. Meanwhile Morph and Moore would jump from Rufio's back, taking point to his left and right while keeping up with him.

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Rufio and co take to the trees and try to take the beach by surprise
The above plan is formed after Moore the Mudkip uses Foresight
Lockjaw the Croconaw uses Hydro Pump to knock a tree over onto aliens [attempt]
Morph the Morpeko uses Thunder Shock on nearby aliens [attempt]
Zweihander the Doublade uses Aerial Ace on nearby aliens [attempt]
Rufio has latched onto Zweihander and is effectively wielding the Doublade as swords through her own move set
Morph and Moore are to Rufio's left and right, respectively
Lockjaw is in the air, jumped from the cliff, ready to use a new move next round while midair