the young officer release a noise that came out as a breathy sigh, her emerald gaze having been fixed upon an unassuming cluster of trees before shifting toward the bundled up youth whom had accompanied her. 

"fossils," she said, simply. "there's quite a few of them roughly - mm - twenty meters from here, i think?" 

cait pulled her pokenav from her pocket, wanting to make sure that they were headed in the correct direction. it was ridiculously easy to get turned around in weather like this. 

"and we're here to make sure it's protected from a gang whom refer to themselves as the..." 

her gaze shifted toward kyle's pokemon, taking in the sight of their distinctive features and gray pelts. 

"... 'the poochyenas'," she supplied. 

her decidueye returned after she said this, the feathered creature being immediately questioned upon arrival. 

"is there anyone there?" 

the dual-type shook his head to indicate that the deposit was clear at the moment. 

"perfect," cait chimed, pleased. "we got here just on time. let's get moving, kyle." 

she pressed on, her demeanor reflecting her desire to be done with this business as quickly as possible. cait was, after all, a woman who's nature was comparable to that of the pokemon she fostered in that she detested all things  related to the cold.   

"how have you been, by the way? i see your poochyena have grown a little. what were their names again?" 

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"decidueye."

her dual-type heeded his mistress as he notched an arrow, the rabble-rousers having only just entered their field of vision. cait narrowed her gaze upon them, aware that they had the natural advantage in the form of a flanking position. additionally, they had yet to be discovered. 

"the gurdurr." 

the hulking creature's was within range, its back turned away as it focused  primarily upon observing its squabbling masters. it very occasionally turned its head, its pinprick gaze seeking out anything that could be considered hostile.

"...!" 

decidueye's arrow flew true, the pointed tip embedding itself deeply into the creature's back only a moment later. the creature stumbled before toppling over, its round face having twisted into a bewildered grimace. her dual-type was in the midst of prepping another arrow as the poochyena gang reacted - violently. 

"decidueye - take the high ground!" 

the dual-type obeyed, beginning to position himself onto the thick limb of a nearby tree with several flaps of his strong wings. a flurry of gray began to charge toward cait and kyle as they followed their master's instructions, the mightyena and single poochyena seeking to lunge toward the seemingly unguarded pair. 

"they're fast," cait remarked, retreating a step as a nervous smile twisted her painted lips. 

her decidueye aimed once again, only for the poochyena he had targeted to deftly dodge his arrow. 

"de," the dual-type huffed, displeased. 

cait reached for her belt, considering her options before securing her hands around the capsule containing her shiinotic. the illuminating pokemon, once it had been given leave to exit his pokeball, would be commanded to attack. 

"moon blast, shiinotic!" 

the orb of power would form before the pokemon's presently gaping mouth before promptly being thrust toward the pack of creatures. 

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cait shot kyle a knowing look, her well-groomed brow arching high upon her forehead as he indirectly critiqued her approach. 

"the plan," she began, patiently. "is to incapacitate the opposing side." 

hot flames licked at her bird and shiinotic only a moment later, the heat splashing against the pair who were very much vulnerable to the fire-based attack. they'd suffer damage - but it wasn't significant enough to incapacitate. 

"keep your distance," she'd instruct. 

his admittance that he lacked an efficient amount of combat-related experienced warranted a look of in-credulousness that would pinch at the officer's features. 

"just try your best, kyle. this shouldn't take long, anyway." 

'at least i hope it won't.' 

still, she maintained a facade of the utmost confidence as she captured her decidueye's focus with a gesture. 

"you're going to be focusing on the heatmor, decidueye," she hollered. "shiinotic, you help kyle with the rest." 

her companions obeyed her instructions, the decidueye veering his focus toward the fire-type before drawing another arrow quill from his plumage. he pulled taut the vine which hung limply from his hood, lacing this particular projectile with energy prior to release. the projectile effectively tipped with a surge of ominous power before it was thrust toward its pre-determined target. the heatmor grunted in response to the attack as it rammed into its shoulder, its future movements limited as a direct result of its shadow being 'stitched' to the ground beneath it. 

'they can't recall it now - good.' 

"shii!" 

her shiinotic took advantage of the partly distracted poochyena and mightyena as they released their call. he'd conjure yet another orb of moonlight, focusing upon the largest in an attempt to remove them from the fight. 

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the heatmor proved itself to be more of a challenge than the officer had expected.  despite the fall of its comrades and the subsequent collapse of its handlers, it remained defiant in the face of opposition. 

'it's got spirit.'

"we need to keep our distance," she instructed. 

her pokemon obeyed, minding the flurry of flames that the fire-type was in the midst of spewing. the heat it generated was a blessing in disguise, the numbness that had seeped into her flesh only moments ago being replaced with a comfortable warmth. 

'no wonder they kept it around.' 

cait raised her hand and shouted out a series of commands, her pokemon obeying their mistress as they took advantage of their superior numbers. both of her companions suffered from the battle, though her shiinotic more so, a burn having been successfully inflicted upon his form in the process of felling the fire-type. 

"return, shiinotic!" 

she'd not allow for the burn to worsen, instead opting to return her pokemon early whilst allowing for her flight capable dual-type to finish off the heatmor. it was only when she had accomplished her task of rendering it unconsciousness that she'd shift her focus toward kyle. he was still in the middle of informing the police of their location, which she was very much thankful for. 

"the orders i was given said we weren't going to be payed directly," she informed. "but we are being compensated in the form of selecting one of the fossils kept here."  

cait gestured for her decidueye to keep watch of the limp forms of the criminals and their pokemon counterparts. 

"i'm going to take a look." 

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