Creams is forced to her knees with a force she doesn't understand. She struggles against her bonds, eyes still wild, but can only watch helplessly and snarling as the Aegislash lines up the killing blow.

Then the Steelix bursts from the ground.

While she's still locked in place, a fissure in the ground has her sliding downwards instead, into the tunnel the large pokemon had made, vanishing into the darkness and narrowly avoiding getting her heart stabbed out. Creams will live another day but it is unclear of her current fate.

When Creams collapses, Chu-e finds himself suddenly on his stomach as well, feeling a pressure that makes it hard to breath. Katherine Fairburne's eyes could kill- but Chu-e meets her eyes full on, defiance burning in his own. He isn't cowed by her. Isn't cowed by any of the half gods who are raging and going insane.

FERNANDO SILPH meant nothing to him. The strange man in the suit meant nothing to him. And, now, Katherine meant nothing to him, too. The reasons for her shift in place in his eyes, from valuable asset to this was already uploaded on the servers. Cillian Quinn would have access. Walsh would have access. It didn't matter if he died here knowing that was secure.

The fragile roof splinters and Chu-e falls in a mess of wood and plaster. Princess screams, trying to grasp him with her Psychic, trying to use what little she has left to pull and tug at his body. Giratina's power is too great for her, in the end, but she at least softens the blow as she can. Keeps him from taking on too much damage.

But she can't protect him from the explosion.

A few of the sturdier pieces of the building, support beams that by this point are half charred, are basically all that remains of the wreckage. Chu-e, even under the effects of the gravity, is launched by the force of the blast- and he smacks into one of them directly. There is a sickening crunch and pop that is echoed by a high pitched noise, eyes wide and blood spilling from his mouth at the hit.

He lays in a crumpled heap, arm and leg bent at an awkward angle, back to the scene at large, folded in on himself like a crushed paper crane.

The mind is strong but the body weak.

Chu-e Choi does not move.

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- Creams narrowly avoids getting killed thanks to Steelix busting in
- She falls into the hole Steelix made and is ??
- Chu-e gets taken down too, falls down into the MESS but doesn't die thanks to Princess using Psychic
- Chu-e is slammed into a wooden beam thanks to the explosion
- Chu-e fucking dies?

Ezra appreciated Chu-e Choi 's attempts of comfort, though, he hadn't forgotten who originally flipped the switch. Who pulled the trigger to this mess. He nodded along to his rambles, information coming in from one ear and out the other. He didn't know who Zac was, and from his point of view, the only thing that was WRONG was Rocket's actions against innocent workers. But he knew to keep quiet about that.

Following Chu-e's gaze, he noticed the scientist stumble out from the ensuing carnage, looking like a wreck. A grim expression wiped over his face as his boss ordered him to ensure her safety. Yeah right. Still, he plays the part of the loyal grunt and jogged over to the woman, not before taking a slice of time to send out his Espeon with orders of protecting Chu-e. Her and her psychic abilities should be enough to prevent a fall.

"You...You okay?" He nibbled on his bottom lip, frustration boiling deep within him, as he was forced to comfort the murderous beast in front of him. Sure, it wasn't her intention to slay those innocent workers, but Ezra knew nothing of that. "I can hel-" His arm, which was in the process of reaching out, had paused in its placed. Staring back at him wasn't no ordinary human. No, her eyes were both wild and rabid, like a Pokémon defending it's territory. Her voice came to him in a hiss. "Fuck you..."

He narrowed his eyes at her, a crackle of detestation within them. As much as he wanted to berate her with questions and condemn her for crimes, his cowardice prevented him from doing so, screaming at him to not respond to her provocative words. No, just keep quiet and focus on orders he were given. The faster they succeeded in this, the faster he could escape this terrible reality.

Breath in. Hold it. Then release.

“Where the FUCK IS IT?”

The bellows of ferocity sent a ripple of shivers throughout his body. Ezra squeezed his eyes shut for a moment, not allowing it to phase him.

Breath in. Hold it.

“HELP ME FIND IT, GRUNT.”

Then release.

"Calm the fuck down!" All the pent up frustration, anger, and disgust he felt towards her flooded out from his mouth, bursting through the wall of fear that held him back before. "You're the fucking head scientist, so act like it."

Right before he could continue, the cry of his Espeon pierced through air as a lumbering man was spit out of the shack's mouth and into the field beside them. Worse of all, as Sol was attempting to dodge his hurling body, Chu-e had fallen from his position above, making her unable to react in time to catch him.

Ezra looked back at his Pokémon, then up where his boss used to be, then back at his Pokémon. Realization flickered across his face, then horror. No no no no. Alarm bells, sirens, everything went off inside his head, ushering him to act FAST. Regardless of his feelings from today, he couldn't deny the very real appreciation and admiration he held since their initial meeting. It was the only positive connection he had felt towards anything Rocket related since his arrival.

Without a moment to think, the grunt launched himself forward, leaving Lulu and the flung man behind. As he did so, he called upon his two released Pokémon, commanding them to follow him towards the shack. Sol, the Espeon, immediately grappled unto his body, climbing up to her favorite position onto of his shoulders. The other, his Tyranitar, simply lumbered towards the shack, a few feet to his trainer's left.

As they neared it, Ezra threw himself towards the ladder Chu-e had previous used and attempted to climb it towards the roof. Sweat dripped down his forehead as each step he took resulted in a pulse of fear throughout his entire body. Fear of his boss' current position and safety. From his new position above, his head peered inside the building, his eyes hungrily searching for Choi's location. If Princess helped pointed him out, he would then nod, wince at the sight of his boss, then turn to her and ask, "Use whatever power you have left to hold us here, okay?."

With that said, he shimmied the Espeon off his shoulder and waited for her to position herself beside Princess. "Sol, grab him and throw him ANYWHERE outta there, okay? If either of you fall, try falling on Ty back there."

Then, with a pit in his stomach, he looked back at Ty, then at the two psychics. "Go!"

With the go ahead given, Sol casted Psychic on Chu-e and attempted to bring him up and out from the pit below. Ty, on the other hand, released a howl before stomping on the ground. With each second that passed, the stomps grew in strength, eventually causing the ground to shake, then rumble fiercely. The tremors were that of an Earthquake.

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TLDR;
- listens to chu-e and tries to help lulu
- Sends out espeon to catch Chu-e if he falls
- Espeon was distracted with dodging Zac and ended up missing the fall
- Ezra blows up on lulu
- Sees Chu-e fall and tries to help 
- climbs up the ladder to where chu-e used to be
- Tyranitar used Earthquake and Sol used Psychic to grab Chu-e
- He asks to Princess to use Psychic to hold them in place 

Creams was still confused but without the influence of the mist was less manic. Sense hadn't fully returned- but it was getting there, in a dazed sort of way. She knew she was being hunted, a hind part of her brain with her more prey type instincts kicking in. The last of her Mega form was fading away, bringing with it exhaustion. A flash of a blade- and on instinct her Copycat was used, matching the swings of the Ariel Ace one by one, even as her forearms and hands dealt with the brunt of the damage. Oozing wounds as she was slowly backed up, her form shimmering before it finally petered out, her regular form remaining. The Rock Slide startled her but it was enough for her to kick back, create a bit of distance as she used her powerful legs to dodge in the tunnel. She breathed a sigh of relief, glancing at the Kev and giving a small nod before she darted off- towards the exit of the tunnel, away to safety. She needed to meet up with her trainer before she succumbed to her wounds.

Meanwhile, Chu-e does not feel being moved, or hear any yelling, or witness many things that happen, as he is dead.

Except.

The body is weak but the mind is strong.

And only Ezra Zeke's pokemon and his Gardevoir free him, after the other no doubt thinks that Chu-e gone, does his eyes snap back open, breath gasped and sucked back into his lungs. Maybe it's the thinning of the veil by Tapu Fini that allowed him to linger. Maybe it's the strange crystal corruption that saved him from Genesect. Maybe it's neither of those but something else entirely. All Chu-e knows is he is alive and confused and when he tries to move, his body knowing it is dangerous, that his broken bones scream in agony.

But Chu-e was always good at agony. Old Rocket had done a fine job of whipping him into exactly what it wanted. One didn't learn under the old Informant without proving you could endure his methods, after all.

The pain is sharp and startling but easier to push away, to force into a little box to be dealt with later. The more startling is the ringing in his ears, preventing him from hearing exactly what's happening. He feels the Earthquakes instead of hears them, a drum beat of power.

"Re.... retreat." He chokes out, blood on his lips, a barked order as hazy eyes bring Ezra and Lulu Flint back into focus.

Zac Ramsay and the strange suited man catch in the corner of his eye. His gaze lingers on the redhead, still out, and Chu-e hopes the other is alright.

Princess does her best to help lift him, both with her body and Psychic. She is tired with her own efforts but more than willing to push herself for her Trainer. The main problem is the strange green dog that seems intent on fighting, to extending this conflict more than needed. The objective was gone. There wasn't a reason to stay.

Except there was one thing forgotten about. Both by Chu-e and perhaps those around them.

Sparklefur, the Shadow Delcatty, slipped from the shadows. When her Trainer had been pulled into the workshop, she had hopped back outside. She had needed to recharge her energy from the Solar Beam and had been mostly ignored until now. While she had still be slightly effected, she had also mostly been safe from the blast of the hearth.

A kittenish smile stayed on her face as she opened her fanged muzzle, a ball of three circling energies gathering before a Tri Attack was launched at the Zygarde. The Ice, Fire, and Electric would be a potent combo to fight against for most normal pokemon. Her tail twitched once when the attack was launched, before she darted to the side and around, trying to make it between Chu-e and any danger.