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Of all the things—

Why did it have to involve ghosts?!

Sure, he was able to handle his own reasonably well when the Zoroark swarm came calling through the city a few nights ago, but this—

Okay there should at least be a limit on how much torture one singular human being could take when it came to handling paranormal activities that involved ghosts!

To put it simply: there was shit going down somewhere around the city limits—specifically towards where the wider expanse of fields stretched out.

And boy, the fucking rumors were more than enough to set him on edge!

Did he really have to say a prayer or two before heading out? Well, too fucking late, he was already here!

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Originally, Mars didn’t come here because of the rumours, nor did he come here because he particularly cares about the farming industry. He came all the way to Fortree because as fate would have it, as if the very stars themselves had aligned, this is where he had been on the night Azelf had visited him.
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He’s here to look for signs.
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Grasping at straws, maybe?
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The fact that there’s nothing to be found comes as no surprise, and yet, could the rumours of strange things happening at the fields be of any relevance?
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It’s worth looking into, or at least Mars himself thinks as much, and so it’s by the side of his Zeraora that he steps into the field, both of them unfearing and unshakable.

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And to make matters worse—

That same Duskull from before, yes, the very same one that had been pestering him since the Tournament—was following him around.

Following around with that singular, burning red eye…

Being trailed by Will-o-Wisp flames, even.

He didn’t dare look behind him, because the prickly feeling on the back of his neck was pretty much alerting him to what the hell was going on!

Go away! he screamed in the back of his head as he continued forward—

Deep into the fields of unwavering stalks.

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POSTED ON Nov 2, 2021 5:31:27 GMT

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According to the rumours, all the strange events that had been occurring at the fields had taken place at night, something for which Mars is honestly thankful, since the sole idea of coming out here under the heat of a blazing sun sounds dreadful enough.
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Going through the risk of potentially getting a farmer’s tan all for the sake of something that doesn’t even have guaranteed results? No thanks! Nighttime is much better, even if he can barely see beyond the couple of metres illuminated by his flashlight...
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Except for the wisps of fire in the distance.
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Upon noticing them, Mars turns to his Zeraora, watching the way the pokémon’s ears perk up and twitch as if hearing movement.
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”Come on, let’s go check it out.”
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And so they do, but while Mars may have had little to no expectations, the sight of Fortree’s own gym leader being chased by a Duskull while in a wheelchair is still somewhat… disappointing, honestly.
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”Alexei! Need a hand there?”
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As he steps out from among tall stalks, the greeting comes with a smirk – almost teasing.

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Look, if he could walk he definitely would.

Alas, however, he was stuck in the wheelchair, and therefore had to work around that little handicap—even if he looked perfectly fine on the outside, deep inside he wasn’t exactly alright.

It felt like he was going on a hunt for something really, incredibly—

“M-M-Martin?” he managed to stammer out. The damned, prickly feeling at the back of his neck wasn’t receding at all, either.

“Wh-wh-what brings you out here?” he continued. An attempt to sound normal, never mind if the Duskull began fucking chuckling behind him.

“The…the rumors, perhaps?”

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POSTED ON Nov 2, 2021 21:47:18 GMT

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Martin.
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That name that’s so much alike his and yet so different is always one to cause distaste, and it would happen this time as well if it weren’t for the fact that it's followed by the mention of that word that dear Azelf made sure to leave engraved in Mars’ mind – ringing whenever heard.
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You.
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He pushes past the feeling, still smirking as he looks down towards the gym leader. ”Hmm… Something like that. What about you? Did they ask their gym leader to look into things?”
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It would make sense if they had, but is Alexei really the best man for the job when he’s out here in a wheelchair and looking positively terrified? As is a little lamb being hunted by a wolf. Who is the wolf here, then? The rumours, the Duskull, or is it Mars, perhaps?
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”You okay?”
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The question comes just as his Zeraora turns, looking towards a group of nearby stalks that begin to shake.
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Something is there…
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Something is approaching…
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A scared Unfezant with half a dozen Pidove following it.
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Are they wild pokémon, or did they escape from the nearby farm?

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Maybe there was something out here in the fields that was causing other Pokémon to flee the scene—

Asides from the chuckling coming from the thing that was chasing after him, the only other Pokémon he’d encountered were those that were actively fleeing from the scene.

“Pretty much,” he nodded at the initial statement. “Some of the locals haven’t been able to get sleep because of what’s happening…”

He mentally finished the sentence in his head, Like, you know—how people are terrified of the unknown and don’t want to face it themselves so they end up sending someone else…

Anyway.

“Did—did you notice anything else out of the ordinary before you a-arrived here?” he followed up a few moments afterward.

Maybe there were some of those Unown flying around lately—and they hadn’t realized it yet.

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Gym leaders have their responsibilities and all, but isn’t this the kind of thing that should be a ranger’s job? Then again, everyone knows the ranger department is notoriously understaffed and underpaid (the latter probably being part of the reason for the former), and Mars wouldn’t even be surprised to hear there’s no Ranger HQ at Fortree City.
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”Huh… You sure it’s not the work of some ghost? Although, I guess those don’t appear around this area a lot, do they? Maybe a Dark type? Could be a remnant of that Zoroark swarm that showed up recently.”
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Swarm of which he actually has one of the Zoroark with him, because Mars is the kind of person who always makes sure to get what he wants.
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But, regardless, what more could it be?
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Without having anymore details, those are the options he comes up with off the top of his head.
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Not what he came to look for at this place.
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”No, I didn’t notice anything other than your Duskull there.”
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Not this time, at least.

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“I-I-I hope it’s n-n-not a ghost,” he stammered; never mind if his voice almost cracked as he said that sentence.

Because fuck the supernatural.

It was scary.

It gave him the heebie-jeebies.

Worst of all, Ghost-types in general were more than enough to send him running as far away from where they spawned as possible.

Why did it feel like he was a sheep being chased by some (supernatural) wolves in the middle of the night?! This sucked ass!

“Did you see any Unown around, though,” he mused quietly. “They really did cause a racket down at… down at the party in Mossdeep.”

He wondered if the other was there—but mostly, Alexei himself was with a certain bluenette most of the time.

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POSTED ON Nov 6, 2021 6:54:07 GMT

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”Afraid of ghosts, huh?” It’s too obvious for him not to notice, for the mere mention of ghosts has the gym leader shaking and stuttering. It makes Mars want to laugh, but then again, doesn’t everyone have their fears? His own are much different, and he has been reminded of them one too many times as of late...
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Like at the Star Soirée.
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”Unown? No, nothing of the sort.” And there also haven’t been any reports of Unown presence at Fortree. Mars would know, since he has been keeping a close eye on that sort of thing.
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”Why don’t you leave a couple of your pokémon to keep guard for the night? They can just fly back to the sanctuary from here, no?”
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From the looks of things, it’s not like anything unusual will happen while they themselves are here.
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Would they get something like UFO footage if they put a GoPro on one of those pokémon? It sure is an amusing thought.

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POSTED ON Nov 9, 2021 5:34:05 GMT

At the first question, he nodded, maybe a little too quickly for comfort.

Gah, the fact that the cackling behind him started up again meant that the Duskull wanted attention from him, and wanted it now!

With the suggestion of leaving some of his Pokémon behind, he furrowed his brows for a few moments before pondering if it was feasible in the long run.

“A good idea, however… they stand out too much,” he mused. For one thing, his Braviary had blue plumage instead of red, a definite ‘alarm’ when it came to trying to sneak around undetected. Plus, his Salamence was, well, a Salamence after all! A draconid, big and scary.

“How about you, do you have anyone who could blend in, keep an eye out on whatever happens out here, like—like the one behind me?”

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