One good thing came about today, she hadn't broken anything (as she discovered when letting the hardworking Orvar rest), but the fact still was, it hurt. Whether clinging to insectoid skin, or sharpened legs pushing into purple flesh, it hurt. Her face had long vanished with angry heat, though the hollowness of loss still rung in her chest...she didn't even know what those nightmarish enemies were!

Thankfully, her destination came into view, purging any more thoughts. Orvar was a powerful Pokemon, but even she worried for the Yamega's lack of a true rest...she hoped there was food in this strange meeting of theirs.

Returning the poor Yamega, she stiffly walked, clearly nursing bruises and stretching awkwardly as she nodded to anybody within, "Greetings..." All things considered, if it was her, she had to protect everyone. In particular, upon sighting Laurence Anderson , she straightened up, attempting to exclude the air of health.

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Aftermath

Funeral arrangements were easy. He had done it twice before already, with this third time he was practically an expert.

Pocketing his phone, the youth marched the rest of the way towards noah faber's residence. He had already been wrung and squeezed dry for everything he knew at HQ, but he figured he might learn something from others' own recounts.

And he wanted to make sure Noah was okay.

He tipped his hat at the Celesteela as he neared the house and then marched inside, pausing in place to stare owlishly at the Pokkenger in the flesh, then the cute little pokemon sitting nearby, before finally bringing his gaze to Laurence Anderson and Kaida Adachi.

There was a sense of camraderie with those two, given what had happened.

"Oi." He said simply, tipping his hat to everyone before finding his seat as well. "Hope y'all are well... Is Mr. Lopez here yet?"

EVENTUALLY, NOAH 'ARRIVES.' the television is turned on by kyle lopez and a connection is formed between its screen and noah's phone. for a moment, it's an awkward image. the camera way too zoomed on his face, eyes blinking as the body they belong to ponders whether the app has worked or not.

but finally, the lens is drawn back. noah, in his hospital garb, croaks out a greeting in midst thin hospital sheets.

"aw man, i'm missing a party." his voice is throaty, a layer of sleeplessness scrubbing against a rusty tone. "i saw gavin merlino. y'know the one. there was a civ with me- but i don't know where he went. helped me out before i got electrocuted." he laughs before coughing, fist beating against his chest.

Kaida Adachi Kazimir Wynter kim cole-essam
John Sullivan kyle lopez

Kaida barely acknowledged the others beyond a nod, too exhausted to do anything more than seek out the food and release her Yamega, who descended upon the meal like the dinosaurian dragonfly it was. kim cole-essam 's messenger though, got a head bow in their direction, "Thank you for your hard work." It wasn't often she got to talk to a Pokemon, most psychic Pokemon she met couldn't manage the feat of telepathy like that.

kyle lopez got a sneer from the woman, "Of course we finished the job." In what world would they rescue the man (noah faber ) then drop him in the middle of nowhere. She kept her posture relaxed, however, being careful not to agitate or turn her back on any of the canines in the room. She hoped the others (John Sullivan and Laurence Anderson ), followed her lead.

Not sure if she was included, she reported after Noah, "I suppose me and Lars here were close to this Gavin...he had a monster with him. Multiple allies." Monsters was probably more accurate, all of his Pokemon possessed a strength and savagry she'd never seen. Even the icy ally of theirs that helped from above couldn't defeat them soundly. "We, I didn't want to fight them...until the world trapped us with them...and him." She nodded curtly, perhaps a little coldly, to Noah, "After he failed to defend himself, we were forced to rescue him. Why did you attack this Gavin if you couldn't defeat him?" It was the first rule of surviving to not get into battles you couldn't win, how did this one possibly survive until now!?

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Aftermath

"Nah man, the party's only starting now that yer here." The youth sighed in relief as he melted on his spot, glad to see his mentor doing, well... well.

The hospital clothes don't suit the bulky short king at all, but he certainly seemed energetic... quite surprising for Doug, really.

Did he not know...?

Well, perhaps Doug was the one who didn't know.

noah faber was quick to relay his own version of the events at the raid, and Kaida Adachi followed after, building up on it. Unlike Doug, she had been rather close to the thick of battle, as it turned out.

"Awright, let's be fair to him." Doug interfered, a wry, forced smile on his lips. "I doubt he went in with any intention of losing."

He would've have been willing to put his money on Noah on any physical altercation involving the fighting-type gym leader; it was hard to believe any thug in Rocket could beat him in a fist fight.

Which was probably why he got electrocuted by a god instead.

Just went to show why one should make certain all pokemon were occupied before going for the trainer.

"As for me... I was assisting with the evacuation efforts. When the world... broke, and pieces of the city started flying everywhere, I somehow ended at the silver spire alongside councilman Kim, Mr. Schwartz... and the Pokkenger, for some reason." He said, taping at his chin.

Not being part of the AQUA club, he had no idea how the hero had gotten there so quickly; the man sure had a knack for timing.

"We continued the evacuation efforts while also trynna to maintain order and calm the panickin' populace; the whole thing would've been impossible without Councilman Kim's help! But..." He frowned next, lips thinning. "Though the evacuation was for the most part successful... The rampage of 'Yveltal' towards the end took the lives of several soldiers. There were also those who died to the Rockets and civilian rioters' opposition."

Couldn't open fire on the civilian masses- even to save your own life. It wasn't hard for Rockets to simply stand amongst them and become untouchable.

noah rises a brow, the dark color of its hair staunch against the pale togepi whites of hospital bed's linens. "you were nearby, weren't you?" he asks kaida. "with anderson. why didn't you two attack?" the gym leader thanks doug, acknowledges him with a smile that occasionally dips into pixelation.

the absence of balder schwartz is palpable not only in the language, but in the obvious physical vacancy in this very verdanturf room. quietly, noah shakes his head.

"if he's taken," noah says, "there hasn't been any negotiation or news sent from rocket. yet."

tl;dr - noah responds to kaida + doesnt know where balder is sadge
Kaida Adachi Kazimir Wynter kim cole-essam
John Sullivan kyle lopez