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i used to dream in the dark of palisades park

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dominic sinclair
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POSTED ON Feb 16, 2019 2:56:39 GMT
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dominic can feel the sacred fire's heat brush just past him and he doesn't have to turn to know that the flames will only incite the chaos even further. but that doesn't matter, nothing matters. the world goes still when his underling is torn to shreds, and dominic feels himself falter if only for a moment.

everything begins again, too fast. in a fluid motion, he reaches for boris and pulls him off the ground, positioning himself between the defector and everyone else if only to prevent boris from looking at both and @joey. the man is unpredictable, neurotic, and he doesn't want to risk him acting out again.

it seems he is the first person to reach boris, others having sent their pokemon. a mistake, then. the hydreigon at his side taunts them, preventing them from being able to teleport again, with or without boris and the jirachi, but he won't attack them further.


≫ has a crisis of conscience over @joey, , and boris
≫ hydreigon taunts 's and 's pokemon so that they're prevented from teleporting again



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NIKOLAI
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POSTED ON Feb 16, 2019 3:18:46 GMT
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before nikolai is able to reach boris, he's stopped by a flash of blue. he doesn't have to tell his pokemon what to do; they all run like a natural machine. their formation changes, though never breaks, as escavalier rotates to tank the brunt of the DRAGON RAGE. blue flames lick away at his steely-hide, but he does not flinch. the damage is minimal.

's voice cuts through the air the same time as his, and for a second the rocket underboss almost gets away with it. history works against the underboss because history is how nikolai remembers. with another rocket identified, his agenda adapts.

finally, from the skies, comes a false prophet. the unnatural colors give it away immediately, and while the others might be focused on how it kills a man (), nikolai has his focused set on boris.

he refuses to believe the jirachi is out of wishes. he wants to live. he has to live.

so, while the others are distracted, he continues moving; in fact, he hasn't stopped moving towards boris. he closes the distance.

only to be met with a SACRED FIRE. the sight of the mythical fires do little to strike fear within him. the pain he's felt is unimaginable, but beyond that lies only death, an old friend.

PROTECTS them but he worries it may not be enough; his pokemon have a similar thought, so their formation shifts: nidoqueen and charizard tank the front, blocking the flames but that's not the only reason why.

under the cover of the SACRED FIRE, charizard releases a powerful FLAMETHROWER that looks to scorch 's scolipede, ignoring its IRON DEFENSE. it'll protect boris, no doubt, but its tunnel vision will be the cause of its downfall.

pain flows through him; talking is difficult but it is a necessity. "dominic!" he yells, voice unwavering even in the thick of it all.

once brothers, now enemies.

"i need–––jirachi."

unafraid of death but not wanting to die, nikolai needs the legendary. he inches closer bit by bit, hiding behind the strong hold of his team. FOCUS ENERGY. SWORDS DANCE. IRON DEFENSE. these are the precautions nikolai has taken to ensure his survival.


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» escavalier tanks 's DRAGON RAGE.
» ignores ho-oh and @joey to continue moving towards boris.
» PROTECT from shields them from ho-oh's SACRED FIRE.
» nidoqueen and charizard move forward to tank the SCARED FIRE, while simultaneously blocking it from hitting nikolai.
» charizard uses FLAMETHROWER on 's scolipede, using the SACRED FIRE as cover.
» nikolai calls out to dominic and appeals to him.
» nikolai is close to boris and dominic.
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silph
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POSTED ON Feb 16, 2019 4:13:59 GMT
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glalie musters up a PROTECT, using the others on the battlefield as a shield for the SACRED FIRE. a mild BLIZZARD surfaces from within, an attempt to keep the pokemon cool to mitigate the extreme change in environment.

above, fernando maintains an air game. a SANDSTORM billows from the numerous pores that remain hidden under the tenacious, rough scales that line the pokemon's frame. the SAND VEIL will allow the pokemon to shift through the SAND TOMB that forms around it. the sand isn't the best measure to combat the flames but they'll prove better then nothing.

"wish ho-oh away or put that shit back to sleep!"

fernando literally roars out the order. there's no need for anything else. rocket. league. neither make a difference to the terror before them. self-preservation makes unlikely allies from those that have no intention to die.

"kim, lucas, isra, nikolai, dallas, caspian!"

how many of these individuals know each other? fernando has no clue but he lists those he's familiar with. hopefully, his word alone is enough to sprout a seed of trust between them. cohesion will be their greatest strength and collaboration between them will breed a healthier environment for them to conquer both their objective and obstacle. at the very least, fernando wants to eliminate any in-fighting. the ho-oh proves more then a match for them.



  • glalie uses PROTECT
  • garchomp uses SAND TOMB as a shield with SAND VEIL
  • calls out to put jirachi back to sleep to undo the ho-oh

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dominic sinclair
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POSTED ON Feb 16, 2019 5:15:41 GMT
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's approach is not unexpected, although the attack is uncalled for. dominic tightens is grip on boris' arm and already the scolipede is ready with another protect, quick to deflect damage off itself and its charges. 's and 's pokemon are left to fend themselves, unable to teleport and caught in nikolai's charizard's flames.

the gym leader's approach is not unexpected, although the attack is uncalled for. dominic tightens is grip on boris' arm.

"can't you see?" dominic snarls at nikolai, incredulous. "look at this."

this, the corrupted shade of the ho-oh, this, the boy who was dead and who should still be dead, the vision of him here a mere mockery of life. not unlike the gym leader himself, perhaps.

the remnants of the chrysalis that housed the jirachi crunch underfoot, and it slowly starts to come together in his mind.

the pokemon is meant to sleep, and the dead are meant to stay dead. and nikolai is a dead man.

dominic glances skyward 's call and reaches for another pokeball. he can't make the pokemon sleep, but the man is right; this is all happening because the pokemon's sleep is interrupted.

and if nothing else, he'll take what he wants and flee. that is, after all, the original rocket modus operandi.


≫ and btw apparently your pkmn near boris bout to get hit by too, get ur man, league friends
≫ hydreigon roars at 's pokemon to send at least some of the back to their pokeballs
≫ scolipede protects against 's flamethrower on instinct too
≫ keeps boris close / is holding onto him i guess?
≫ i assume it's one roll mod round so i'll keep my last one <3





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[attr="class","mercypost"]there is chaos all around her. despite her orders to the golisopod, it refuses to budge. it slides plated arms around her, huge form hunkering over her body. she grounds herself and shoves at him, pointing furiously at boris.

their ascent has reached its apex. the covet operation is blown. in the mayhem, there is panic. in panic, there are opportunities. but her golisopod is stubborn and she can't understand why.

though she's thankful when ho-oh's shadow makes its appearance. it's a sickly thing, roiling with wrongness, rotted and angry. but it burns brilliantly, brightly, and the heat approaches her too quickly to comprehend. 

the golisopod folds over her, curls around her, each arm embracing her frail human body as it takes the blast. beau and lady and sweetheart are left to fend for themselves, seeking cover alongside other pokemon, less than fortunate trainers. 

to kill boris, they must remove jirachi.








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Jacob did not know what came over him. One moment, he was racing up the stairs with his Zorua, holding her close as he stopped three fourths of the way up. He was scared, too scared to press on. But as the battle raged on, as Dominic was in danger, something came over him. Sending out his Pawniard. "Night Slash.", he told the Steel-type, pointing forward to the two Pokemon.

In that moment, both Jacob and his Pawniard darted from the smoke, with the Steel-type slashing at the Claydol and Gardevoir, while Jacob rushed Lucas, slugging him in the face in an attempt to save his superior.

It was in that moment that Jacob looked up to see the descent of the bird. Seeing that it was coming for Boris, and most importantly, the Jirachi, Jacob quickly shoved the man aside as hard as he could, getting him out of the path of the talons that would dig into his body. Jacob's eyes shot open in pain, gurgled screams emitted from him as the talons ripped into his form, before he finally succumbed to the talons of the bird ripping through his body.

His last thoughts were of Rowan and Lillie, hoping that if there was an afterlife, that he'd be able to reunite with them both, and reconcile with them.



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notes: -A wave of bravery washes over Jacob, as he sends out his Pawniard, and attacks League members
-Heroically pushes Boris and Jirachi out of the path of the fake Ho-Oh before being ripped apart by its claws
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ikolai sees it -- sees the boy who once was but is now nothing more than an omen of death; its harbinger that calls out to him with an eerie whisper and what frightens him is not what he sees, but what he feels: he feels himself dying. slowly. surely. bit by bit his skin flakes away with the wind, his knees buckle under the immense pain and pressure, and yet he refuses to fall.

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"please. please."

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false hope. this is the end for nikolai; he will not make it off this tower alive. he's not given much time to react to the chilling thought before 's hydreigon ROARS the nidoking and nidoqueen away. nikolai has to recall them back into their pokeballs to save them from running off the ledge like deranged preys fearing for their lives.

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hearing 's words pierce through the thick of the chaos, nikolai extends his hand out towards boris. "i can put it to sleep." he stretches. he claws. he inches every bit closer with his words and yet he feels as though he's miles away. "give it to me, boris."

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one hand outstretched, one hand at the ready.

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» nidoking and nidoqueen ROARED back into their pokeballs[break]
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challenging the flames, releases her maractus from her ball. bravely, the cactus pokemon produces a SPIKY SHIELD to combat the SACRED FLAME. after the flames pass by, cait will be able to see the poor pokemon, fainted in a charred heap. maractus' breaths are shallow and pained, but contain the satisfaction of having protected their owner.[break][break][break]

, from his safe location, swoops in to protect further.[break][break][break]

as he watches the carnage unfold, summons aerodactyl back to his side; he's safe. for now.[break][break][break]

returns his shuckle as his aromatisse produces a barrier via their PSYCHIC. to combat the heat, his lumineon casts AQUA RING and RAIN DANCE. as the water makes contact with the fire, wisps of steam sizzle away.[break][break][break]

shouts support for priam as the flames move toward them. valiantly, 's espeon uses PSYCHIC to stave off the flames; however, the energies extend further in order to protect as well. after the flames pass, the espeon's legs wobble weakly. the feline collapses in a dramatic faint.[break][break][break]

remembers @joey. maybe. perhaps, he was not forgotten this entire time! nevertheless, ' fletchinder pulls boris away from the flames, saving him from becoming ash. the underboss gasps, sweat a stressed sheen on his brow, eyeing the trainer with a moment's gratitude. his snivy, although little, is resilient. the REFLECT staves off the flames, but causes the poor snake to faint in the subsequent fallout of smoke and cinders. his yungoos, hissing at approaching trainers and pokemon, valiantly defends from any enterprising rockets.[break][break][break]

lycanroc and ariados return under 's command. in return, scolipede is summoned for a PROTECT; the flames ribbon around and past the protected space, resulting in no harm being done.[break][break][break]

the golisopod of @mercy's camp casts PROTECT while embracing its trainer, the flames unable to breach the anthropod's shield. after the flames pass, the invisible barrier fades away in faint lines of smoke.[break][break][break]

glalie too, uses PROTECT. its ever present smile hardens as the flames pass and then falters in the view of the aftermath. the sands that had whipped around as they weathered the storm and BLIZZARD are silent. gone. the acrid smell strikes everyone's nostrils. in a charred heap of black, the burned rubber scent of a deceased garchomp wafts like the wisps of a spirit finally liberated from its pain. the call to jirachi goes unheard. the jirachi is still drowsy.
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's banette and zweilous come close to her. isra while her typhlosion attempts to shield them from the flames. the volcano pokemon shrieks out in pain as the SACRED FLAMES momentarily feed the natural fires of its mane. in the aftermath, the typhlosion too, is a burning heap on the ground. yet, it breathes. ghosts of breath escape its lips as it lies unconscious.[break][break][break]

the head scientist's bastiodon PROTECT is strong enough to withstand the fires; its ancient strength is powerful, but the flames curl around and graze against its large, wall-like face. having done its job, the bastiodon slumps onto its front legs in a faint. lucas reaches out for jirachi, but... 's gardevoir's TELEPORTATION attempt interrupts his plea.[break][break][break]

as gardevoir attempts to seize the drowsy jirachi, 's hydreigon roars and its fuchsia collar flares dramatically in a startling TAUNT. and 's gardevoir and claydol fidget in place, unable to TELEPORT their respective passengers. simultaneously, the ROAR is enough to deliver 's nidoking and queen back into their balls. 's sentinel scolipede PROTECTS against another wave of flame from 's charizard's FLAMETHROWER while its trainer holds boris close.[break][break][break]


's escavalier tanks 's DRAGON RAGE, ignoring ho-oh and joey kim to continue moving towards boris who is by 's position. a well-timed PROTECT from shields them from ho-oh's SACRED FIRE. nidoqueen and charizard advance to endure the SCARED FIRE, protecting from the flames. beaten and burned, the charizard uses FLAMETHROWER on 's scolipede, using the SACRED FIRE as cover at the same time, but the multi-tasking causes the draconic pyro to take too much stress. it faints after its flames lick helplessly at the scolipede's PROTECT.[break][break][break]


reeling away from 's taunted gardevoir, the defected underboss is shaken, the sight of the rotting revenant, @joey, sucking the hope from his haggard lungs. but he's drawn from his fugue. boris' eyes widen at the sight of , and he spits at him. "petrov. you must be an idiot to think that i'd give you any clemency for what you've done to me." he gestures to his own scar.[break][break][break]

boris looks to dominic, a hand crawling toward the whimpering jirachi. "thank you, dominic." and he tears off the last wish tag from jirachi's writhing form. he looks to joey's zombified body, and with the hope to revivify his form, he shouts: "jirachi, i wish—"
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but it's not to be. the false ho-oh shrieks, stomping on 's torn body as the tower rumbles. an ANCIENT POWER rips boulders through the already compromised structure of the navel rock tower. the EARTHQUAKE from @jayde's garchomp was the crack while the false ho-oh's ANCIENT POWER is the final strike.[break][break][break]

the tower begins to collapse, toppling to the side, with everyone suddenly finding themselves sliding down the flat flooring. boris's hand releases the wish tag, and it begins to drift toward the sea. , with his keen eye, will be able to spot a curious form among the rubble and debris. the false ho-oh's ANCIENT POWER has also unearthed the rocky form of his fallen kabutops...[break][break][break]

the false ho-oh shrieks, directing ANCIENT POWER boulders at the falling pokemon and trainers. all the while, the bird take flight, soaring through the falling group and cutting through the air with its pointed beak. it glows ominously for a destructive SKY ATTACK. what will you do?!
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ROLL FOR ANY ACTION[break]
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jay
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chaos is not shy of the life he usually lives. the bane of the dead and the living lost in the process. jay hates it. how selfish humans are. how cruel they are. the groveling man reduced by the fiendish representation does not care for the creature in his arms. jirachi should not be woken. there is a reason for everything. why there is night and there is day. why the sea is blue and the nature is so green. there is a reason it should be kept at peace.

"protect her." he says to the nearby garchomp still holding the girl within its large talons. the dragon would've been more inclined to engage in battle but poises a bitter halt. "fira! take me to the slip!" the sliver of parchment reflects against the dim light. among all falling fragments of sturdy stone it would've been a death wish to try and do so.

they are not afraid to take such chances.

the ever—glaring charizard tucks its wings close against its broad form. diving into the mound with immense speed. jay is blinded by the dust and the force. inclined to wrap his arms just a bit further against the neck till they come closer. tanned fingers extend outwards. with the key to this ending so close, he wonders if its truly that easy. the looming shadow above is just as adjacent as a simple piece of paper.



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cai
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cait pulled her maractus into her chest, finding herself huddled within garchomp's protective grasp. a surge of pain which originated from the flesh beneath her arm caused her to nearly drop the unconscious grass-type, but she somehow managed to maintain a decent grip on her.

"i'm sorry, maractus. you did so good, girl."

she'd raise her gaze in time to see jayde within shouting distance, her eyes soon rounding in alarm as he began to distance himself.

"wait!" 

her cry of alarm drowned in the chaos that occurred all around them, the young woman finding herself unable to pursue as garchomp heeded his master's command and prevented her from wriggling free of his claws. 

'where is - ' 

the world began to shift as the tower toppled over, ho-oh's perch irrevocably ruined. 

"no!" 

she desperately cling onto both her maractus and the garchomp that held her, her eyes squeezing tightly shut as she struggled not allow herself to grow mad with fear. 

"fly! we have to fly!" she begged. 

the dragon-type was capable of it, after all. 

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- cait's in 's garchomp's care.

- she makes an attempt at calling back - but it's unlikely he heard. 

- begs for garchomp to take flight - since the motherfucker's a literal biological jet. 



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another tap of his side would return the lumineon, shaky ground giving way shortly after the oh-ho(?)’s assault.

the tower turned to rubble, falling beneath his feet, a shadow of the legendary bird attempting to further it’s destruction as well as the destruction of those within with a sky attack.

kim was swift to act, the aromatisse using psychic to levitate him to safety before being sent off to help others that lacked the pokemon or ability to help themselves.

(here’s your out everyone without a flyer or some other thing to help them survive)

another tap of his pokeballs would send out three pokemon, a kingdra, shuckle, and lumineon.

“ready yourselves.”

defenses began forming, heavy rain falling as large spears of stone shot out of the ground, their jagged edges faced towards the bird, resting there until the creature dared to come further down.

the kingdra curled it’s tail, a focus energy storing power as it kept its place, the only action needed being a command.

“fire!”

a torrent of water would emerge from the kingdra’s snout, a hydro pump- powered up by not only it’s ability, but also rain- piercing through the sky aimed at the false idol’s glowing form, attempting to hit anywhere a shot would land.

@anyone that needs an out

ღ   returned lumineon and use psychic to get to safety
ღ   aromatisse is using psychic to help anyone it should
ღ   made an impromptu defense with stone edge barricades
ღ   lumineon used rain dance and kingdra used focus energy and        hydro pump aimed at the ho-oh
ღ   gonna put that bird DOWN
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some notes can go heeeeeeeere. it'll scroll if you write enough, which - future me - you will inevitably do because you have no idea how to shut up. ouo


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The tower is falling.[break][break]

The tower is falling and she has no Pokemon to rescue her. She hadn't accounted for the tower being on fire, surely, but she figured that she could easily wait out the flames, or that Jirachi would fall asleep and the flames would die out the minute the thing closed it's eyes.[break][break]

That was not going to be the case, it seemed. In fact, it seemed like fate had other plans, other plans involving an earthquake and Ho-oh's ancient power tearing the beam out from under them.[break][break]

She felt her body shift as her balance was lost, she felt the breathlessness of fear escape her lungs.[break][break]

Emma has barely noticed that her Scolipede protected her from the flames - everything is moving too quickly. Full steam ahead.[break][break]

seems to be locked in a bloody conflict, desperate to get his hands on the Jirachi. [break][break]

"Nikolai!"[break][break]

Her voice cuts through the noise, hoping to reach him. There's pain in her eyes, because she knows she's probably asking too much of him, a man burdened by pain and death.[break][break]

She glances to the rotting, wheezing corpse of Joey Kim. He's half-alive, a deformed heap of flesh and bone and horror.[break][break]

There's no words for what Emma wants to say. She can't bear to say it out loud - that she's afraid Nikolai will end up in the same boat as the child. [break][break]

So instead she chooses to ask for help.[break][break]

"Nikolai, we need to escape. Give me your hand, please."[break][break]

Scolipede stands next to her, her scales glistening with the remains of her protect. Every once in a while her skin seems to harden with another IRON DEFENSE, preparing to be the shield her master needs.[break][break]

Emma overhears , sees him attack the Ho-oh directly. She thinks it's futile, but he's potentially proving her an escape. At some point the woman will have to choose between following a dead man to his grave, or saving herself.[break][break]

She's promised to stay by Nikolai's side, but she also promised to stay alive. [break][break]

"We can still escape. There has to be another way, but I won't kill innocent people."[break][break]

Because, in some sort of twisted way, the people preventing Nikolai from retrieving the Jirachi aren't inherently evil. They're all doing what they think is right. But what's right, right now, is surviving.[break][break]

The tower continues to break beneath them, and she continues to try and hold her footing on a surface thats is no longer flat. [break][break]

She reaches for Nikolai's hand.[break][break]

"Trust me."[break][break]

Unfortunately, as her eyes fall on his Charizard, she sees that it has succumbed to its injuries. It won't be her saving grace. Although this is a problem, her hand doesn't falter as it continues to reach for Nikolai.[break][break]

tldr:[break]
> is genuinely afraid for her life[break]
> begs nikolai to come with her and escape[break]
> sees his charizard is donezo and is depressed[break]
> will return scolipede (who has been using iron defense while on standby) if they try to escape via a flying type of any kind[break]
> being held up by kim's psychic while she starts to panic[break][break]







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HEY, YOUNG BLOOD, DOESN'T IT FEEL LIKE OUR TIME IS RUNNING OUT?


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He slows down from chasing, recalling the Psychic-type back to its ball. He accomplished absolutely nothing and has most of his Pokemon down. He tries not to think much of his Gabite, but the loss of the heavy hitter hurts him too much, both emotionally and objectively. He wonders if there was a point of him being there.

Heart palpitates faster as fear for death comes over him. The tower starts to collapse. A situation such as these would have normally been handled by his Espeon, but with the Psychic-type down, the option isn't open for him. He stares down his Druddigon expectantly as a bead of sweat rolls down the side of his head. The wings weren't for flying, he knew, and so they had to find a different outlet for survival.

"Druddi!"

He yanks aboard his Dragon-type with him as he sees the opportunity present itself. Perhaps his actions that supported his affiliation with Rocket would be masked by the chaos. He races towards , holding Victor close as a fail-safe should the earlier wishful thinking prove not to be working. The Dragon-type rushes towards the safety of the Psychic. His own survival was more important than messing with Boris right now.

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this is the foreseen outcome, sort of. leaving the way they came had never been an option so he had two potential escape options per-prepared; scolipede with rock climb or hydreigon's ability to fly.

the second the rock underfoot begins to give away, dominic is pushing, dragging, pulling, shoving boris atop his hydreigon. if memory serves, the defector should have his own, but prompting him to ride his own raises the risk of him doing some other stupid thing on top of the stupid things he's already done. best to keep him close.

the scolipede is swiftly returned to its capsule as he walks backwards for several steps, sending one final sweeping glance from (goodbye) to (goodbye) to the remains of the two boys (i'm sorry).

can't save them all.

and besides, some lives are worth more than others.

no psychic is able to disturb the hydreigon or its passengers; immunity from psychic-type attacks means that the mere slow batting of hydreigon's wings pushes back whatever invisible waves are sent their way. if the jirachi does shift in boris' hands, tugged away by the "second psychic," dominic is quick to push it securely down with a prod in its plump belly.

for the sake of his own peace of mind, dominic latches a free arm around boris' neck in a loose but clear shadow of a choke-hold.

the tag dances in the air and dominic follows it with his eyes for a moment. his head says to flee the area, but his heart is greedy. he urges the hydreigon forward, dodging debris, cutting through psychic and reaches for the paper slip. the pokemon's three heads all roar in unison to control any competition that might come for the tag alongside them. unsure as to whether he caught it or not, he doesn't wait to find out.

the hydreigon and the figures on top of it whirl away.

team rocket is blasting off again.


≫ bids farewell to emma and nikolai
≫ returns scolipede
≫ pushes boris and jirachi on to hydreigon
≫ goes for the tag + dips out of there instantly if he misses
≫ hydreigon roars for the 100th time at any pokemon that get close to the tag
≫ doesn't stick around to fight
≫ sort of relates to noodles' post so i'm also responding to actions taken there instead of making a second post
≫ hydreigon totally negates all psychic attacks bc of its typing
≫ :byeguys:



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Honestly, him getting up into the air—where he naturally belonged—turned out to be a good idea in the long run.

He couldn’t bear to watch the unfolding carnage, he had to shut his eyes from the acrid smoke that was drifting up from the cone of Sacred Fire that had rained down on pretty much everyone else that were hopefully not caught in the stream of raging fire—witnessing one death was enough for him, thank you very much.

He could feel his lungs burning, gasping for air—looking away for the briefest of moments, he coughs and tries to inhale some of the not-so-contaminated wind blowing around him—and turns back in time to hear an ominous rumbling noise.

Oh, fuck, was all he thought of as the not Ho-oh added onto the structural compromise of the tower, watching from his relatively safe loft high up from the mass carnage as the tower…began to crumble. The Salamence let out a sudden shriek of surprise, but at the same time his left hand found the back of Gabriel’s neck, comforting the draconid that he’d done something right—saving him from what looked to be the inevitable destruction of the tower they ascended.

All those murals, gone for nothing… why didn’t I stop to take a picture or two… or even several?! He berated himself in the back of his mind as the then saw that the false Ho-oh had directed yet another Ancient Power at everyone that was now in free-fall—if he were to swoop down and join the fray he was sure that he was going to get pretty much fucked—and held his position where he was.

…at least, until the false legendary then veered upwards, sharp beak and entire ‘body’ glowing rather ominously.

While he’d almost missed the little turquoise tag that had flown off from the defected Rocket underboss’ hold, what remained in his mind was the instinct to get the fuck out of there and clear out as fast as he could because he recognized the signs of an incoming Sky Attack!

He knew that Terra was faster, but maneuvering in the air was going to be pretty dangerous if he decided to switch mounts, so what he did was he quickly recalled the Aerodactyl and then threw himself forward, almost flattening himself on his Salamence’s back, shouting at the draconid to get the hell out of the way—and hopefully in the direction they were headed, would he be able to catch that little tag?

And even if he did catch the tag, what would he wish for?

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- quietly praises his Salamence in his head for quick thinking to take to the skies
- sees that the tower is now crumbling, oh holy shit
- witnesses the false Ho-oh use Ancient Power in an attempt to hit anyone and everyone who was still standing there, now falling to their death
- now see, if he were to charge there and help he’d be pretty much fucking dead because he has his own reasons for staying as far away from as much carnage as there was unfolding at that particular moment
- notices something small flying away from the direction of the underboss (right where the Teleport spam fight’s ongoing), wonders if he could try to catch it
- instead is drawn to the sudden attention of the false Ho-oh flying upwards, preparing a Sky Attack
- recalls his Aerodactyl; flattens himself on the Salamence’s back and shouts at him to get the fuck out of there as fast as he can manage
- would he be able to catch the little tag? Who knows?



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