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After a tiny vacation, it was time to get back to work prowling the underbelly for those either dumb or weak enough to do shady business without taking their proper precautions.
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One of the Rocket informants he usually worked with had tipped him off about a deal going down. Some reckless rich fool had bought a huge quantity of something worth a pretty sum of money. But alas Gerald didn’t know what this product was. Still, he would steal it all the same.
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And so he sneaked down the old and forgotten harbor of the old Slateport district. Clad in clothes of a non-distinct brand, hoodie pulled over his head and mask covering his face. The weight of the knife on his left side, and Pokéballs on the other side.
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It took him longer to find his would-be victim than he would’ve liked. But at last, he found one stray struggling man underneath a barely working streetlight. It had to be him, nobody else would be here at this hour. He walked quietly towards the person, hoping he wouldn’t be noticed before it was too late for the man. Still, if he was noticed there’d be no way to deny that he was walking with a purpose, and the purpose was theft.

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He snuck closer and closer with each step. But as the man became clearer to his eyes something seemed off. For someone smuggling goods he seemed very calm, which could be attributed to experience, but then surely he wouldn’t be here alone. And Gerald couldn’t see anyone. Not even the signs of a Pokémon.
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Still, he moved forward cautiously. Something wasn’t right, call it a gut feeling. Which only grew worse when the guy calmly finished his work, and casually stepped back on the docks, facing Gerald calmly. And as the man spoke, something in Gerald told him to abort. But no, there was too much to be gained. “Nah, just taking a stroll,” Gerald replied sounding as nonchalant. Right hand instinctively moving for the Pokéballs on his side.
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“Not often you see people using these parts. What you got in there?” He nodded towards the plane. Maybe a bit bold to just ask but hey, Gerald was pretty sure the jig was up. He just wanted to see if this guy was going to be a problem.

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Yeah, the jig was up, even Gerald could tell from the smile and the wording this man was using. There was no way it wasn’t. Gerald pretended to ignore the request to walk on. Instead, choosing to take a few steps closer, keeping outside of the reach of the man, but definitely about to enter the dangerous territory for both sites.
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“Must be something really valuable if they buy special delivery for it.” He spoke, with a knowing tone. His left hand moved casually into his left pocket, grabbing onto the spring knife within, but not retrieving it just yet. His right hand hovered equally close to his Pokéballs he was ready on two fronts depending on how the man would respond.

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Aggression was all that he was given, this man wasn’t about to make it easy. Why do they always pick the hard way… Gerald mentally sighed. His body tensed in the process before it went to work.
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First things first. He grabbed a Pokéball by his belt, and threw it toward the plane, an Infernape jumped out hoping to land on the machine.
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But this was merely a distraction. For shortly after he’d retrieve the knife in his Pocket. Pulled it out and let the blade spring forth in one fluid and well-trained maneuver. Before charging forwards and aiming the knife at somewhere towards the abdomen, it didn’t matter where to be precise. He was betting on the man being too confused and overwhelmed by the distraction to not be able to defend himself.
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The time for inaction was over. He had given the man one chance after the other. But no, he was hell-bound on saving his precious cargo over his life. Well, so be it. It was all the same to Gerald. A job had to be done. And his was the one which would succeed.
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Knife drawn, Pokéball thrown. He was just about to plunge into the abdomen of the courier when something unseen hit him from the direction of the man. Sending Gerald’s ass flying backward. Luckily the cold hard pavement of the abandoned harbor softened his landing. Though he wasn’t about to stay down.
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He tried to get up as quickly as he could but soon found himself under assault, even as he was halfway on his feet. His opponent was more experienced than he was. The difference was so large that Gerald didn’t even have time to focus on the words spoken. The first attack was aimed at his knife-wielding wrist. Gerald soon lost grip of it, but before he could even consider retrieving it, he felt the impact of the second blow in his guts, the impact might’ve knocked him out had it been aimed at the head.
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Still, he was not one to consider possibilities and quickly went on the offensive. Trying to fight back with a quick series of one-two jabs, one aimed similarly at the guts before reaching for the face. Hopefully able to stagger his opponent enough to retrieve his weapon.
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Meanwhile, the Infernape didn’t see the attack coming, it felt something heavy ramming into him from the front. Were it not for its speedy reaction of using its tail to hold onto a ledge, he might’ve found himself drenched in the murky disgusting water beneath. But so far, he was lucky. Acrobatically making his way back onto the top of the plane, he confusedly looked around trying to see an opponent. Alas, he saw none, and that scared him. Panicking the Infernape decided a display of intimidation might be in order. He coated almost the entirety of his body in flames, save for his feet for he did not wish to burn the plane. And made aggressive monke noises hoping it would scare off the invisible foe.



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OOC: Gerald does the Punches and Infernape covers itself in FLARE BLITZ and does monke screaming.
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Youthly vigor versus experience, a tale as old as time itself. This was what unfolded in the scene. One of Gerald’s jabs seemed to land on Angelo’s cheek, but it had very little effect. He had a brief second to curse the sturdiness of his opponent before he felt the tug on the neckline of his hoody. Quickly the weight of his opponent drove him against the plane’s fuselage. He groaned as the pain shot through him.
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He shot a glare towards Angelo, though he knew he’d find no pity from his victim, nor would he grant it if the roles had been reversed. He tried to grab onto Angelo’s clothing just, as the man had done against him. With his hopes of getting his knife back vanquished, he had to find another way to incapacitate the guy. And in a fight like this, there was only one way to do so. Gerald sent a knee-kick directed towards the groin of his opponent, hoping if it hit that the man that it would be incapacitated.
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Meanwhile, the flaming Monke found no opponent charging at it. The superior tactical skills made it a worthy foe in the mind of the Infernape. Alas, since his opponent was for some odd reason invisible he couldn’t do anything until the enemy attacked.
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Unfortunately, the invisible foe was a tactical genius and relied not upon brute strength. A fact, the Infernape felt quite quickly upon its own body when it suddenly felt rather light, too light. As if it was being carried by something. Quickly it tried to hold onto the plane once more with its tail, and though it succeeded in latching on, the psychic power was much too great and so the Flare-blitz’d Infernape flew like a shooting star towards the nearest derelict building, crashing into its walls, and falling upon the trash which had accumulated at the building.
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As with most things when a giant fire monkey falls upon it, the trash quickly caught on fire. Sparkes began to fly about hungrily, soon attempting to lick up against the very walls of the derelict building. But Infernape did not care for collateral. Instead, heavily breathing from the exertion and the damage he began to throw angry monke-slurs towards its invisible foe, TORMENT’ing it, and hoping it wouldn’t use the same psychic power again.




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- Gerald is thrown against the fuselage[break]
- Gerald attempts to Knee-kick Angelo in the groin.[break]
- Fire Monke is thrown into derelict building, and lands upon trash pile[break]
- There is now fire in trash-pile. [break]
- Infernape uses TORMENT
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Gerald’s heart pounded like a race-rapidash’s as it reached the last stretch of the derby. With all of this newfound strength from the adrenaline, he sent a Knee-kick aimed at Angelo’s groin. He heard the ‘shit really?’ and a faint smile formed. He sure had a lot of time to talk for someone busy brawling.
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Alas, Gerald did not get the pleasure of crushing his opponent’s groin, for it seemed the man was willing to sacrifice his control over Gerald to protect his nether. Lurching to the side he pulled Gerald along with him since Gerald wasn’t about to let go either. Like an angry Poochyena, his hold would not waver for better or worse, most likely worse.
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He hits the ground, shoulder taking the most of the force. A pain shot through his arm like sparks of fire. Luckily he hadn’t heard something break, though he wasn’t even sure if that was something he would hear if that was the case. Anyhow, he wasn’t about to let this opportunity go. Both men on the ground the first to get on top would surely be the victor, for they would be able to leverage their weight in the fight. So Gerald hurried, trying to scuffle his way on top of Angelo, but if Angelo was a few seconds quicker, he would be able to succeed before him.
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Meanwhile flaming Monke burning garbage was sure to attract some attention if there was anyone besides the two brawling men and two Pokémon? Infernape was ready to dodge if it had only known which direction it was supposed to dodge in. Luckily, He saw the beam suddenly shooting toward him, and he jumped away just barely making it in time. As the attack swooshed past him and into the flaming building behind him. Flying Fiery debris scattering around in the area, potentially making a lot more offerings for any of the numerous deities related to fire.
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Now he knew where the opponent was. He wondered only if he could get there. But Infernape was ready to take the chance. A blue hue appeared around the silhouette of his body, as it stood in the light of the fire. Before he charged towards where the Dragon Pulse had come from. Hopefully charging into and delivering a series of nimble strikes against the invisible foe.

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- Falls down alongside Angelo [break]
- Gerald tries to get on top of Angelo to deliver beating[break]
- If Angelo is faster, he has my permission to get on top instead, and deliver a beating[break]
- Infernape dodges Dragon Pulse, letting it scatter flaming debri [break]
- Infernape uses ACROBATICS towards where he saw the pulse come from.
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