boruta maher

"boruta maher."

he repeats the name aloud, looking to the comfey around his wrist. the look she gives him isn't helpful in the slightest.

"odd name that."

greyson shrugs and makes his way down the hot-sand. he sees the man equally approaching and gives him a single, friendly wave. just enough to let him know that he's here.

"good luck!"

he releases three pokemon— glaceon, dragonite and finally, the comfey around his wrist takes position. this would be new for him. he didn't typically place her in combat. but, she needed more experience.

the officer blinks slowly, eyes trailing up the new formation bo's pokemon quickly move into. was this some... pokemon megazord or something?

"uh... so do you guys?"

with a squee of competitive delight, ellie makes the first move. she waves barely visible hands, summoning ethereal flowers from all around them. the pink petals swarm the three on greyson's side of the field, eventually orbiting around all of them in small FLOWER SHIELDS.

beside her, the glaceon turns an intense stare onto the fighting-type and, with a well-aimed wink, attempts to CHARM him right out of those metaphorical boots.

and, last but not least, sol... does nothing. he stands there. what the hell was he doing?

boruta maher

bo wastes little time, short of a quick pleasantry, before initiating the battle. greyson smirks, swayed by the large man's energy and his desire to get started.

no-nonsense. he admired that.

with the approaching of the massive elephant, glaceon and comfey tensed noticeably. the size difference alone was enough to have the two falter in their steps. only through rigorous training, and trust in one another, did they not scatter out of its path.

"ace, focus upwards! ellie, bring down the elephant-"

greyson was interrupted mildly as the elephant tosses the two pokemon into the air with one swing of its head, and collides with the dragonite in another. only, as the creature's massive trunk makes contact with the seven foot tall dragon, it continues on its path right through. the image of the amber scaled reptile is blasted away into wisps of smoke that are carried off by the wind, produced in the wake of the copperajah's attack. in its place stands a gray-furred fox with a long scarlet mane. the zoroark ducks under the ensuing attack — just to be safe — and rolls backwards on the sand. when she stands again, the dark-type HONEs her CLAWS.

"- scarlett... do that."

greyson deflates a bit, but lets the illusion pokemon do as she wishes. she worked better that way, he found. especially in hectic situations like this. nevertheless, he had other worries. like a meteor in the form of an ancient pokemon.

glaceon recognizes the futility of attempting to stop the anoriths flight path. instead, she focuses on the scraggy, relying on the hope that his momentum was vastly stifled after transferring most of it into his propelling kick. still CHARMED by her earlier efforts, she only makes his day worse with a BLIZZARD aimed in his general area.

the comfey's attempts to stop the copperajah are interrupted by the explosive speed of the anorith, as well as the follow-up ANCIENT POWER. the combination attack collides with her FLOWER SHIELD and, after shattering it, with her. the force sends the tiny pokemon careening into the sand with a subdued impact. pulling herself from the sand, and breathing heavily, she decides to PLAY ROUGH. a stream of sand flies out in an attempt to blind the anorith, as she follows up with ghostly pink punches all over its armored form.

boruta maher

with scraggy recalled, it turned the tide into greyson's favor considerably. numbers advantage could not be understated, in triple battles. moving to order ellie to attack another round, he hesitates, eyes widening into saucers as the impossibly large elephant barreled after her.

greyson curses, mind reeling, but decides quickly that he only has one option. moments before impact, ellie is absorbed into crimson light.

"shit."

he unknowingly mimics bo's exclamation, grimacing. there goes that advantage. sighing, sights were set back onto the battle.

"yen, tie up that elephants legs with a blizzard! scarlett, stop that anorith!"

the duo respond as commanded, a thick layer of snow and ice in the form of a BLIZZARD barrels towards the cooperajah's legs, while a claws that bleed shadows descends on the anorith, a NIGHT SLASH looking to burst it's PROTECTIVE shield.

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the massive IRON HEAD (or IRON TRUNK?) finds purchase, slamming against the unprepared glaceon. yen is sent spiraling backwards into the sand, body rolling several times. when she stops, and with obvious strain, she stands again, releasing another powerful BLIZZARD.

greyson finds himself blinking, eyes watching the zoroark battle with... confusion? even the dark fox stood there slightly dumbfounded. lazily, she turns around and holds out a palm in the direction of the elephant. standing she, she begins to charge a powerful NIGHT DAZE that, when complete, would only make the creatures life even more hellish.

boruta maher

greyson recalls the zoroark before its attack could finish, seeing the dangerous and moot point of it. soon after, even yen is recalled.

he exhales in relief. another victory.

"i wouldn't sweat it, man."

a hand rubs the back of his neck, chucking awkwardly.

"you almost had me once or twice there. what was that... formation at the beginning?"

boruta maher

greyson laughs along with the man, pulling it back and into a smile.

"no shit, really?"

to think, they decided on it themselves.

"i got real megazord vibes from that, y'know? like the power rangers and everything."

another chuckle escapes him.

"i'm not going to lie, it'll be real terrifying once they full get that down. no one in their right mind is going to expect it."

boruta maher

he gives bo an appreciative nod, understanding they might've shared the same dream.

"i recommend you do it before i do, else, this secret strategy might come to bite ya in the ass."

he laughs again, scratching his neck.

"ah, here——"

he retrieves his wallet, and after a moment, pulls out something to give him.

"my trainer card. if you're ever interested in another battle, or perhaps some league work."

he received the news recently —— promoted to sergeant.