[attr="class","sbody"]

cait winced sympathetically because she was in complete agreement with cadet anderson. 

"this'll only be for a few more hours," she reasoned. "it won't be long before jobs like these are completely optional!" 

she had been volunteered to partake in this particular assignment, her superior having delivered the orders that explained in depth what was to be expected of her. cait remembered groaning the moment she had skimmed the message, aware that it'd make for a bland arrangement. 

'and we're getting paid, too,' she thought. 

at least she'd be inflating her saving's account, which was all she could really ask for in exchange. 

"exeggu-tor!" 

the coconut pokemon stumbled into view after such a thought had crossed her mind, his multiple faces twisted into a look of frustration. 

"exeggutor? why are you - " 

she was in the midst of questioning the dual-type when the shape of a sleek and orange blur streaked past. cait pivoted in order to catch sight of the creature as it ran alongside the lake and attempted to create distance between itself and the aggressive exeggutor. 

"that's a floatzel!" 

'and it's fast, too. i don't think i have any pokemon on hand who could keep up.' 

her ariados appeared moments later, her eyes alight with power as she sought to slow the creatures movements by making use of 'psychic'. 

---

"yeah! i can!"

she hastily retrieved a capsule that had previously been secured upon her belt, the young officer unwilling to allow the water weasel the time needed to flee. 

"flo!" 

the water-type had suffered a significant amount of damage from the onslaught, unable to effectively dodge the attacks that had been thrust in its general direction. it skidded to an abrupt halt, its sharp-eyed gaze shifting to and fro as it attempted to locate an avenue of escape. 

"flo..." 

its frown deepened as it sensed the presence of another, an impressively large bird manifesting from its capsule in a brief flash of light. their gazes would clash before the feathery beast would pluck a blow from its plumage and notch it upon its vine with a sort of practiced ease. 

"now, decidueye!"

what appeared to be an arrow flew true, its glowing tip lodging itself into the water-type's shoulder a fraction of a second later. the weasel released a shout of pain, its features scrunching up into a tight grimace as the ominous power seeped into its very shadow and prevented it from beating a retreat. 

"it can't move, anderson," cait informed. 

her ariados and exeggutor settled closely at their green-eyed trainer's side, with her decidueye remaining at her front as they patiently awaited further instructions. 

"you should be able to knock it out now!" 

the fish thief was panicking now, reaching for its shoulder to remove the arrow before flicking its tail to conjure a swift that flew toward laurence's scyther. 

---

[attr="class","sbody"]

"tch!"

cait gritted her teeth as the net fell to pieces, its thick material easily destroyed by the floatzel's companion. 

"that's the only one we brought along with us, too," she remarked. 

her narrowed gaze would immediately shift toward the rabble-rouser that came in the form of the sleek normal-type.

'of course something went wrong.' 

but she supposed it was their job to acclimate themselves and deal with whatever or whomever sought to prevent them from completing their mission. 

"the floatzel's still down," she said. "and the linoone doesn't stand much of a chance." 

admittedly, the girl did feel a touch of pity for the creature. it was only trying to stand in defense of its friend, and was risking its own personal freedoms in exchange for the chance to prevent the water-type's capture. 

'i'm sorry,' she thought. 'but i don't have a choice.' 

"i'll handle this one," cait said. "ariados and decidueye - keep an eye on the perimeter. exeggutor - you'll be the one handling the linoone." 

as the spider and owl distanced themselves somewhat the coconut pokemon stepped forward, a stern look upon his multiple faces as he did so. 

"'power whip'. i want you to immobilize the target." 

a pair of thick vines wrapped in a purple energy rose from the dual-type, the tendrils soon securing themselves around a startled linoone that had just barely been caught.

"li - !"

exeggutor promptly squeezed, causing the pokemon to release a shout of pain before wriggling fiercely and viciously biting into the vines with as much force as it could possibly muster. 

"exegg!" 

her pokemon stomped around, releasing his hold upon the normal-type with a grimace as a sharp pain shot throughout. 

"no - exeggutor - you have to keep it still - !" 

once its feet met the ground it vanished in a blur of brown, the creature having rushed forward to slam its body into the great grass-type in retaliation. 

"'wood hammer'!" 

exeggutor raised his thick leg, a glow surrounding the limb before he attempted to stomp the creature into the dirt. but it was still too fast - it had dodged and distanced itself to eye both the woman and her companion warily. 

"exeggutor's too slow to deal with this," cait muttered, frowning deeply. 

"right."

the formerly evasive target had been rendered temporarily immobile, which granted her companion the opportunity to strike.

"exeggutor." 

she nodded toward the hefty creature who stepped forward, a pleased look upon his multiple faces as he eyed the immobile linoone that had bit him.

"hypnosis. use it on the both of them."

the grass-type grunted, his eyes producing a dim yellow glow as he conjured waves of energy meant to coax the pair into a deep slumber. it proved effective, the pair falling limp moments later. cait waited for several beats before cautiously approaching the wild pokemon and crouching before them to make sure they had incapacitated.

"they're down," she said. "for now, at least."

she reached into her pocket and pulled out a phone before tapping at its screen.

"i'm going to contact the local pokemon control so that they can detain these two."

once the call had been made cait released a relieved sigh before looking to her exeggutor, ariados and decidueye. 

"good job. you three were amazing - especially you, exeggutor."

the grass-type hopped from foot to foot, obviously pleased by the praise that he had been given.

"and thanks for bringing out metang, anderson," she said, her green-eyed gaze fixing itself upon the male. "i don't see those kind of pokemon too often. where'd you get it?"