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POSTED ON Apr 17, 2022 21:40:56 GMT

Dorian's return to Hoenn would see him back in action rather quickly. No rest for the wicked, something that suited the former Beast. Dorian drove over to the Abandoned Warehouses in Slateport, specifically to one of the gangs that he managed to liquidate, during Cadis' time at the helm. While he was gone, they had grown cocky, refusing to pay their tribute to Rocket. They were far from the only ones, but they would be the first example to be made.

Never cross Team Rocket.

The Mad Dog wasn't alone. In the passenger side of his van, he had one of the new Rockets, Johanna Joy. He had specifically brought her along not as backup, but rather to demonstrate what the Rocket life was to her. It was all a part of his plan, to find out which of the new blood could actually handle life as a Rocket.

"Tell me, Johanna, why did you join Rocket?", Dorian inquired along the way.

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A nervousness squeezed her stomach and threatened to move on to other parts of her body, as she sat in the passenger seat of a Van. Clad in a brandless nameless black hoodie and black tights, a cloth mask resting gently around her neck, ready for when she needed to conceal herself.
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From time to time, her eyes moved to the driver. She didn’t know him. But was told that he was a higher-up and he had specifically requested her. But whether that was true, she didn’t know. She did wonder why. She had hoped she could just lay low, do the odd job and reap the benefits of friendship and a place to belong. But no, it seemed whoever this person was, didn’t want her life to be that easy.
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“Well, the sales pitch did it for me,” Johanna said. Trying to play it off as a joke to test the waters with Dorian. Though her unsure smile probably didn’t hide how she was feeling about him. “But the actual reason is that I hope to be able to help with the status quo and removing the powers that be who perpetuates a system meant to oppress the common folk, is why I joined.” She didn’t want to admit to this stranger that she joined because of loneliness, instead, she’d rather try and sell the idea that she was some big revolutionary, which some small part of her might wish that she were, but she wasn’t. The latter would probably seem odd to Dorian if he did his background research before this because she was heir to the Joy family a no small part of the one percent of Hoenn.

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POSTED ON Apr 22, 2022 3:05:56 GMT

Dorian tried his best not to roll his eyes at her explanation. He had done her research on her, noting that she was a part of the Joy family. "Save that talk for the campus. Today, you're getting a real world education.", he'd tell her. If she knew who he was, then she'd have known what he meant.

Finally, they'd arrive at the warehouse where the Carvahna Pack conducted their business. "We're here. Whatever you do, do not mention Rocket. The less they know, the better.", he'd tell her, before getting out of the van, grabbing a pipe along the way. He'd give her a chance to mask up, before he stormed into the warehouse, kicking in the door.

"Yo, who the fuck ar- Dorian!?", the man greeted them, fear immediately washing over him. "W-we thought you were dead.", the man stammered.

"I was on a business trip.", he told the doorman, before pushing him aside, and addressing the rest of the gang. "You're overdue by six payments.", Dorian called out to the group, disgust surfacing in his voice.

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POSTED ON Apr 24, 2022 8:28:14 GMT

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Johanna went quiet. Dorian didn’t seem too interested in what she said or maybe he didn’t buy it. Either way, he rubbed her the wrong way, and that was without having done any research on him. Maybe she ought to take that as a lesson next time she accepted a job from Rocket. She would mull it over as they got closer and closer to their destination.
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Once there she was reminded to not mention Rocket at all. She nodded as she pulled her mask over her face and the hood of her hoodie over her head so that her blue hair was hidden as well. She didn’t want her identity to be too easy to discern, and even she knew blue hair wasn’t exactly common. She noticed that he brought a pipe along, now that seemed odd. They weren’t here to hurt these guys, right? They were just here to give a small reminder that they needed to pay. Ah right, the pipe is for intimidation. She figured, she took a quick look in the van and noticed a second, she grabbed it, figuring two pipes were better than one.
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And as she closed the door to the Van, Dorian was off charging head-long into enemy territory. She hurried along trying to keep up, and barely doing so as he kicked the door in. The surprise quickly changed with recognition as the strangers realized it was Dorian. Their sudden fear didn’t go unnoticed, and a cold shiver ran down Johanna’s spine. But she ignored it.
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She kept quiet, figuring letting Dorian run the show while she just looked intimidating was the best tactic. She tried to stand tall, the pipe she had taken resting gently against her right shoulder. It was clear she was trying to look tough, but the way her eyes moved from person to person nervously probably ticked anyone with a grain of experience in the industry off that she was new to this.

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POSTED ON Apr 27, 2022 2:51:16 GMT

If only she knew what was going to happen.

The men in the warehouse sized up the girl rather quickly. They could tell she was inexperienced in this. But before their brains could start to turn gears, they'd be stopped dead in their tracks by the voice of Dorian.

"If any of you ruffians so much as look at my protégé the wrong way, I will feed you to my Emboar alive!", the Mad Dog barked out.

The leader of the Carvahna Pack would quickly step up to greet the "former" Mad Dog of Rocket, clearly nervous. "Ah, Dorian, y-you're alive! It's good to see you again!", he said, trying to play it cool.

"Spare me the pleasantries.", Dorian told him with a nasty glower.

"L-listen, this is all just - just one ugly misunderstanding. I'm sure we can-", the man tried to tell him, before a fist launched into his gut, and the Mad Dog's seized him by the hair, pulling him up to eye level.

"You sent my boy to the hospital when he went to collect six months ago. You knew what you were doing.", Dorian coldly stated, eyes beaming at the man with white hot rage, before throwing him down to the ground. He would then proceed to grip the pipe with both hands, and beat the grounded man mercilessly with it.

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POSTED ON Apr 28, 2022 7:06:50 GMT

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Johanna knew she had been seen through, there was no way she hadn’t been. And she was proven right by Dorian’s comment. Though at least it was somewhat reassuring to know that he would defend her if needed. She figured his threat of excessive violence was just that, and that he wouldn’t act on it to such a degree.
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She would later be proven wrong. Everything happened surprisingly quickly. A few pleasantries were thrown around, and then all of a sudden Dorian punched a guy. Where it not for the fact her mouth was hidden by her mask, she’d look rather silly with her mouth wide open in disbelief. She was about to say something to calm Dorian down, but she stopped herself when Dorian began to talk once more.
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She decided against trying to calm the man down, hoping Dorian wouldn’t take it further. Sure they had caused pain and suffering to one of Dorian’s men, but that didn’t make it right for him to do the same. But oh how wrong Johanna was. Her eyes went grew bigger as he saw him grip the pipe with both hands. Oh no, is he about to... Before she could even finish the thought he slammed the pipe down on the defenseless man.
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She grimaced in empathic pain, as she felt fear and nervousness bubble up in her body. She tried to tighten the grip on her pipe. She became increasingly aware that it was a weapon she held and not just some tool for intimidation. She looked away from Dorian’s little ceremony, it made her sick to her stomach to hear the sounds of the pipe against the flesh, she certainly didn’t want to see the blood that would surely come from it.
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Instead, she looked around, suddenly very much aware that they were only two against a whole gang. “Hey, Dorian, isn’t this taking it too far!” Her voice trembled as the words left her.

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POSTED ON May 24, 2022 0:55:08 GMT

As Johanna would look around, the gang would be gawking at the sight of their boss being beaten down by the "former" Mad Dog of Rocket with helpless horror. Her fears of retaliation would be founded as younger members of the gang began to grab for Pokeballs and weapons alike.

Problem was, Dorian fully expected this of them. And there was a reason he was so dreaded by the older members of the gang. Dorian glanced around the warehouse, noticing the gangsters stepping up. With a quick motion, he released his old Magmar, Smoochie Duckie, from his Pokeball. The Magmar loosed a short-ranged Flamethrower, arcing it towards the would-be attackers as a warning.

Given the history they had, the men were rightly terrified of the Magmar.

Finally, one of the older gangsters stepped in, waving his arms out to the Mad Dog urgently.

"We'll get you your money, just don't kill the boss!", one of the men pleaded.

"Six months worth, plus fifty percent interest.", Dorian coldly demanded of them.

"Fifty percent!? Are you out of your f-", one of the other men started to protest, before being cut off. "You, get the money, now! And make sure it's all there!", the man from before urged some of the others.

Dorian backed off from the leader of the gang, who was broken, bloodied, and crumpled on the floor. He watched the others intently, making sure nobody made any funny movements. He could tell the man who tried to protest his demand looked angry. Dorian snarled at him, daring him to try something.

Finally, when a suitcase full of money came, Dorian handed it to Johanna.

"Count it, make sure it's all there.", he told her.

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POSTED ON Jun 2, 2022 10:27:09 GMT

Any moment now. Her attention stayed upon the men which were inching closer either to them or for their weapons and Pokéballs. Eager to fight where they. But Dorian seemed surprisingly in control. Through all of this fear, Johanna found some measure of respect for the Brute, even if she couldn’t approve of the things he was doing.

She almost jumped in surprise when the Magmar appeared, and even more so when the thing spewed fire in an arc towards the soon-to-be attackers, halting them in their efforts to meet their death.

Another bit of conversation between Dorian and the gang. He seemed to handle it well. She even got to wonder why she was even needed for this operation. She couldn’t help but look toward the man on the ground. Call it morbid curiosity, even if she knew the sight might sicken her. Her hand squished around the pipe, she wondered how it felt. Not that she wanted to try it, it was just an intrusive stray thought.

She was pulled out of her daze as Dorian ordered her to count the money granted to them. She accepted the money handed to her. Her hands started to count, at first, she was nervous. She felt the peering eyes of everybody upon her. But it didn’t take long before her training kicked in. Having handled large amounts of cash before, her fingers began to work with a smoothness and training that only someone with connections in the financial world would have.

Soon she reached the end of the wads of cash. “There it's done. It’s all there.” She gathered the cash back into a neat stack which she would hold onto firmly, while she looked towards Dorian, hoping that it’d appease his violent tendencies.

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POSTED ON Jun 27, 2022 20:37:36 GMT

In truth, Dorian could've taken this job on his own. But the reason he brought the greenhorn on board was to introduce her to the ugly, violent reality of Rocket business. That what they did involved rolling around in grime and muck. That in order to survive this world, one had to be ruthless.

"We're done here.", he'd tell Johanna, as he and his Pokemon made their way to the exit. "Gentlemen, let this be a lesson to all of you! If you so much as short me a single PokeDollar again, I will burn you all alive, slowly!", Dorian barked out to the group, his tone and gaze as terrifying as one would expect from the man who was the muscle of Silas' Four Beasts.

Dorian wasted no time in getting to the van. Once Johanna was settled in, he drove off.

"Now, with that business out of the way, allow me to say, welcome to Team Rocket!", Dorian told her, a wicked grin on his face.

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POSTED ON Jun 28, 2022 8:34:51 GMT

Johanna breathed a sigh of relief as Dorian proclaimed that their mission here was done. She took the money and followed him out to the car. She had to consciously compose herself or she felt the itching wish to start shaking from what little adrenaline was coursing through her bloodstream due to the tension in there.

“Uhm, thanks.” She replied meekly. Though she had to admit. Just his presence scared her a bit. How long would it take for him to turn on her? Sure she knew he wouldn’t do that as long as she was a good little Rocket. But still, the thought of it. The mental image of him being turned on her. It was enough to send chills of fear down her spine.

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