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Nighttime in Lilycove City. Bright stars winked in cold secrecy overhead, but no moon bared its face, lending perfect darkness to Bishop's walk. He wove his way between houses in a neighborhood rife with neglect, though the level of poverty paled in comparison to what he'd seen in larger cities. Still, no one paid him any mind — not the occasional stray Meowth, not the sleeping homeless, not the stars.[break][break]

One of the houses was a hideout for Team Rocket's smuggling operations. The mission briefing explained that it was the target of a League raid that night, and Bishop's new bosses dispatched him for the job. Him and one other, of course. Their goal was simple: stop the raid, wipe the memories of the League officers, and send them away.[break][break]

Bishop arrived at the nondescript house and tested the key he'd been given on the back door. It unlocked with a soft click. He stepped inside and tested the light switch. A lightbulb turned on in the ceiling. Good. He quickly switched it off. Better to keep his presence a secret until the last possible moment.[break][break]

Creaking of floorboards from within the house caught his attention. Swiveling toward the direction of the noise, he shut the door behind him and locked it again.[break][break]

"Hey, anyone there?" he called out in a hushed voice, trying to recall the name of his partner. "Xiura, that you?"[break][break]

Just in case it was someone else, he released his Obstagoon from his Pokéball.

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"Boo!" Xiura exclaimed as she popped out from behind an open door upstairs, armed with a smile and a flashlight. Hatterene also shimmered into view, teleporting from somewhere even Xiura wasn't sure of.

"Hi, Bishop!" she said sunnily, stepping down the stairs to greet the newcomer, shining her flashlight over the expanse of the back mudroom. "It's nice to meet you." The hale man before her with his Obstagoon looked like a strong partnership for this mission. The rundown of the mission was pretty straightforward, and Xiura was fairly confident she and Hatterene could handle themselves. Having a paired Rocket companion in addition was even more cause for self-assuredness.

"They're over here," she said, Hatterene levitating behind her as she showed him down the hallway of the ground floor, turning right into an old-fashioned room with an ashen, unlit fireplace. She briefly swept her flashlight over the room: a couple of armchairs diagonally angled towards the fireplace, a small coffee table between them, and in one corner, the inventory they were defending. Steel kennels of variegated sizes were piled atop one another, housing all manner of Galarian Pokemon. A small Ponyta whinnied from behind metal bars, and a Slowpoke slept, a bubble repeatedly growing and shrinking from one nostril. A brown, very hairy Galarian Meowth lay down on their side as if bored with the situation, and Xiura took out a rose-pink poffin to give him, slipping him pieces through the wire mesh of his kennel.

"I'd keep this one if I could," she theater-whispered to Bishop.

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Caleb crept quietly down the narrow alleyway, following the pale, eerie light cast by Zero’s softly glowing form to aid his footing. The Zorua led his trainer by several decrepit houses, many of which seemed sorely in need of maintenance, until they arrived outside of one in particular that practically reeked of abandonment. Boarded up windows, scuffed bricks, and overgrown grass: the average person would want nothing to do with this place. But Caleb was not the average person, and this building fit the description of the tip he’d received from his captain. Kanto Rocket often took advantage of abandoned warehouses for their various Pokémon smuggling operations; a derelict home in a clearly forsaken city neighborhood worked just as well.[break][break]
"Fuck this,” He murmured quietly to Zero as they crept around the side of the house towards the back. "If there are actually Rockets in there, we're getting the hell out of here. I agreed to free some captured Pokémon, nothing more.” He could not risk getting too close to Rocket; he had no idea how connected Kanto and Hoenn Rocket were, but best not to take any chances.[break][break]
Zero didn’t respond, but merely waited for his next instructions. Caleb sighed and pulled up a cloth mask covering the bottom half of his face, then continued forward through the overgrown yard. Eventually they made their way to a back door covered in out-of-control ivy. Caleb knew it would be locked but tried the handle anyway. Yep, locked.[break][break]
Next to the door, however, was a small window that had not yet been fully boarded up like those in the front. A human would not be able to slip through the gaps in the wood, but a small ghost Pokemon might. Despite every atom in his body screaming at him to get far away from this place, he muttered to Zero, "See if you can get inside, then open the door for me.”[break][break]
Zero’s eyes flashed red and he nodded, hopping up on the window ledge and squeezing inside.[break]

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POSTED ON Aug 17, 2022 0:57:17 GMT

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Bishop followed Xiura into the unused living room and crouched beside the Meowth's cage.[break][break]

"Pretty sure you could convince a boss to let you keep him," he told her, keeping his voice low, too. The poffin chunks disappeared into the cat's mouth as if hoovered by a vacuum. "Maybe you could do a little extra side work smugglin' these guys in exchange."[break][break]

Before he could say anything else, however, the soft click of the back door unlocking reached his ears. Bishop's gaze snapped to meet Xiura's. Intruder. He put a finger to his lips and stood up slowly, without making any noise. Nearby, his Obstagoon tensed and flexed his claws, ready for a fight.[break][break]

Bishop crept toward the hallway that led to the back of the house. As he moved, he took out a half mask from the pocket of his jacket and pulled it onto his face. It covered the lower half, from the nose down, with the printed image of a fanged grin.[break][break]

Identity concealed, Bishop pressed his body flat against the wall so as not to be seen by whoever was trespassing. Then he heard it — the soft yet distinct creak of a floorboard as someone walked toward them.

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Xiura opened her mouth to respond to @bishop's quip about taking the Galarian Meowth, but stopped and held her breath as they heard the back door unlock.

Bishop put a finger to his lips to indicate quiet. Xiura's eyes widened slightly and briefly before she nodded in response. She slowly stood, glancing at her Hatterene with an unspoken command as Bishop and his Obstagoon exited the living room.

Hatterene swayed in the air thoughtfully, then teleported outside the room.

Xiura took a moment to pet Meowth's soft paw through the cage's bars, as though comforting it, or seeking comfort. Meowth blinked, grinning widely at her before dozing off.

Satisfied, Xiura pulled down her knit black hat to hide her distinctive purple hair and pulled up a mask to hide the lower half of her features. She stepped out of the room to join Bishop in the hallway.

Meanwhile, Caleb Harcourt's Zorua was in for an unpleasant surprise as Hatterene suddenly materialized behind him in the mudroom, eyes glowing purple with power. With an ominous, reverberating cry, Hatterene used PSYCHO CUT, a long, curved blade of psychic energy hurtling angrily toward the unwelcome ghost Pokemon.

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The cleverly quick Hatterene would have likely had an edge over any other Pokémon, but Zero was quite accustomed to his master's penchant for taking on missions involving stealth and infiltration. Expecting that there would be at least one person and their Pokémon inside of the abandoned building, the little ghostly Zorua had executed AGILITY as soon as he'd unlocked the back door for Caleb. Because of this, the Hatterene's attack completely missed as Zero became an eerie white blur the instant she materialized behind him. He disappeared and reappeared farther down the hallway, leading away from the back door, luring the Hatterne after him so as to clear the way for Caleb's entry. The tactic seemed to work as the Hatterene began her pursuit.[break][break]
When Caleb slipped inside, as noiseless as a shadow, he was not surprised to see Zero flickering down the hallway, another floating, spectral figure following him. well shit, he thought, hoping he and his Pokémon weren't going to be too terribly outnumbered - it was, he was loath to admit, too late to back out now. Doing that meant abandoning Zero to whatever fait awaited him deeper inside.[break][break]
Caleb paused for a moment and listened. Footsteps were coming towards his position - heavy footfalls, despite their attempt at a slow, stealthy pace. Caleb reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out two items: a Pokéball and a small, yet sturdy folded utility knife made by the master bladesmith Aurelie Lefevre.[break][break]
Body tense with anticipation, Caleb crept towards the footsteps he'd heard, rounding a corner and coming face to face with a semi-masked man who was an inch or so shorter than Caleb but much thicker, and by his side was a fierce looking Obstagoon. With the flick of his wrist, Caleb released Comet from the Pokéball; the Lucario growled as he noticed the Obstagoon, and readied himself into a fighting stance, fists raised.[break][break]
"I suppose you're guarding the smuggled Pokémon?" Caleb sighed, irritated. He didn't wait for a response - his question had obviously been rhetorical - before he flipped open his knife and lunged.[break][break]

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Whatever the stranger said, Bishop did not register it. Instead, within a matter of seconds, he had assessed the situation. The other man was tall, leaner than Bishop himself but still athletic in build, and held a knife in one hand.[break][break]

Two thoughts flashed through Bishop's mind in an instant.[break][break]

One, remove the knife from the equation. Two, protect Xiura.[break][break]

At the same moment the stranger lunged, Bishop did, too. Though he had no formal hand-to-hand training, he'd spent his entire life getting beaten up and beating other people up. He stepped into the other man's reach, grabbing the wrist with the knife and aiming a punch to the solar plexus.[break][break]

Beside him, Obstagoon threw a TAUNT at the Lucario as he closed the distance between them, then attempted to land a devastating CROSS CHOP on the Steel-type.

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Hatterene cried out angrily, pursuing the elusive Zorua down the hallway and sending numerous PSYCHO CUT and DAZZLING GLEAM attacks his way, slashing violently into various items of decor as the ghostly Pokemon dodged her blows.

Xiura could hear the smashes and crashes of unfortunate furniture and walls that happened to be in the way, and hoped Hatterene was faring better than the other Pokemon she was pursuing. She knew better than to follow after the Pokemon and possibly get caught in the crossfire; Hatterene would retreat and find her if she needed to.

However, in her moment of distraction, she found that Bishop had left her behind. All was quiet, and she looked around, straining to hear anything.

Then she heard a voice -- not Bishop's, but that of another male.

Xiura slowly approached the source of the voice, in another part of the house. As she turned a corner and wandered through a dilapidated kitchen, she saw @bishop and a tall dark-haired stranger (Caleb Harcourt) fighting in the hallway. To her amateur eye, they looked about evenly matched, although Bishop was more muscular, so he had power behind his blows. Nearby, the Obstagoon and a Lucario were in the middle of their own battle.

Xiura touched the smoke grenade in her waist belt, if simply to reassure herself it was still there -- it was only for emergency escapes, however, and she believed Bishop could hold his own. But, was that a knife in the other man's hand?

She winced beneath her face mask as Bishop reached in expertly to grab the opponent's wrist to eliminate his ability to use the knife. This wasn't good.

"Hatterene!" she whispered loudly, just in case her Pokemon was nearby. She grabbed for her flashlight, shining the bright, near-blinding beam directly in the interloper's face. She probably resembled a deer in headlights herself, but she hoped that she could at least give Bishop some help.

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Rocket had used all kinds of code names for their agents in Kanto. Vague, mysterious aliases were how you stayed alive during a takeover of an entire region. Caleb had been called many things, but the one they'd used the most was a nod to the young man's favorite weapons at the time.[break][break]
The Shadow Blade was dead, but Caleb still knew how to fight.[break][break]
Instinct took over. His foe was larger and stronger, so Caleb had to be faster. The former spy knew the man would go for his knife, so when a strong grip engulfed his wrist, Caleb immediately yanked his grappled arm up so that the knife was dangerously close to his own face in an upwards position. Then he grabbed his assailant's wrist with his free hand from below, whipping his hips to the left to force the bigger man away. It worked, his arm was freed. Mobility restored, Caleb ducked and deftly slashed at the larger man's ribs; the sound of tearing fabric meant he may have also reached flesh.[break][break]
Just then, a blinding light flooded Caleb's vision and he yelled out in surprise. Comet, who had been in the midst of charging up a THUNDER PUNCH, abruptly pivoted to look back at his master with concern. Caleb did the only thing he could think to do in the midst of his shock - put space between him and the Rocket thug.[break][break]
"What the fuck?" He growled, trying to find the source of the sudden light. And then he spotted her: a petite feminine figure with a flashlight across the hall, also masked. Also Rocket.[break][break]
As he'd suspected, he was outnumbered. Time to adjust.[break][break]

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The sharp bite of pain across his ribs caused Bishop to flinch. When the stranger stepped back, he did too, one hand rising to his side to feel the wound. A wetness against his fingertips confirmed his suspicions.[break][break]

Thankfully, Obstagoon was faring better. With the Lucario distracted, the CROSS CHOP landed. Obstagoon followed up with a HEADBUTT that knocked the Aura Pokémon unconscious.[break][break]

His opponent in a boneless pile on the ground, Obstagoon stepped toward Caleb, snarling. Meanwhile, Bishop shifted to shield Xiura from the other man. He watched the stranger's knife with laser focus. A shallow cut on the torso was no big deal for a veteran criminal like Bishop, but Xiura? He didn't know what she might be used to. Better to protect her than to put her in even more danger.

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Xiura saw @bishop touch his abdomen, fingers coming back red. Despite the wound, he stepped back, a veritable wall of protection between the intruder (Caleb Harcourt) and Xiura. At the same time, Obstagoon immediately incapacitated the opposing Lucario and stepped towards the man with the knife. Xiura did not want more blood to be spilled tonight.

Xiura screamed, her voice carrying through the house's thin walls.

"Hatterene!"

With a resounding hum of psychic energy, Hatterene shimmered into view in front of Bishop, a guardian to both Rockets. "Hatterene, stop him!" she pointed at the dark-haired individual.

Eyes glowing with power, Hatterene focused her fire on Caleb, sending forth a potent PSYCHIC attack.

With Lucario eliminated from the equation, the massive wave of force tore through the air towards Caleb, unhindered. Xiura realized too late that the attack would do far more damage than she intended.

In a flash of ghostly white, the Zorua made its return, leaping in the way of the attack and taking the brunt of it; however, the attack's area of effect was too broad, slipping past the fox Pokemon, its trajectory set to slam into Caleb with massive force.

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When Comet went down hard, Caleb had to suppress the urge to rush to his loyal companion's side to ensure his safety. The nasty Obstagoon was closing in on Caleb now, which meant his options were growing more and more limited. Get the hell out of here, he decided. That's the only option now. There could be more Rockets deeper inside of the building, after all. This had been a futile effort from the start, and Tam Fawley didn't deserve to have the blood of any dead Rangers on his hands.[break][break]
Caleb quickly returned Comet to his Pokéball, and scanned the hallway for exits. The easiest and fastest route would be to simply run back towards the door he had originally entered. Zero is still in here, he lamented, though he knew the little Zorua would likely be able to find his way out as efficiently as he'd been able to sneak in.[break][break]
And then the young Rocket woman screamed.[break][break]
Her voice was shrill and commanding. The Hatterene that materialized out of thin air in front of her looked pissed. The attack she conjured hurtled towards Caleb in an angry cloud of crackling purple energy, and the Ranger had a split second to think Fuck before a flash of ghostly white leapt in front of him, meeting the cloud head on.[break][break]
Zero? Caleb managed to think, and then the world went black.

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The stranger and his Zorua collapsed to the floor with a heavy thud. Bishop watched with bated breath to see if they would rise again, but a minute passed and they remained motionless at his feet. Finally, he relaxed, the tension ebbing from his body, and as the adrenaline subsided, the pain of his wound became all the sharper.[break][break]

"Shit," he grumbled, wiping his bloody fingers on his jeans in the absence of a handkerchief or towel. He'd have to clean that out later. "Who the fuck is this guy?"[break][break]

Bishop had half a mind to take the knife that had clattered onto the floorboards, but he thought better of it. After all, he didn't want to give the other man a reason to hunt him down after waking up.[break][break]

Outside, a truck pulled up to the front of the house — fellow members of Team Rocket who would take the Galarian Pokémon away. Doors opened, then slammed shut. Heavy footfalls on the sidewalk preceded a code knock, announcing the identities of those on the other side.[break][break]

"They're here," Bishop said to Xiura as he moved to answer the door. Two tall men stood on the other side of the threshold, similarly masked and glad in dark colors. They exchanged the passphrase with him, and Bishop ushered them inside. "Sorry for the mess, fellas. We had someone attack like intel said."

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May you always know pain as temporary and laughter better.

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POSTED ON Sept 22, 2022 17:59:59 GMT

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After moments passed and the man and his Pokemon still lay prone, Xiura rushed over to Hatterene, shining her flashlight on the fallen trio. She breathed a sigh of relief to see that they were all still breathing; she had not wanted her careless command to result in the loss of life tonight.

The other members of Team Rocket moved swiftly after their arrival, coming in to cart away the numerous cages of Galarian Pokemon still in the living room. Xiura caught a last glance of the Meowth, still dozing in his cage, innocent of the violence that had just transpired. The dull clanging and clanking of the Pokemon being loaded onto the truck reached her ears.

But there were more pressing matters. "Are you all right?" she asked @bishop, unable to hold back a wince at the sight of all the blood on his fingers. She pulled off her headscarf concealing her hair and passed it to him to try and staunch the flow of blood.

"Hatterene, you're okay too, right?" Hatterene chimed in response, voice tinged with guilt at having left Xiura behind to pursue the Zorua.

"It's okay, it's okay," Xiura soothed, patting her gently. "You came just in time. Just one more thing, okay?" She gestured at the man on the floor.

Hatterene's eyes glowed purple, a similar luminance enveloping the heads of the unconscious stranger and his felled Pokemon. She looked at Xiura when the job was done, and slipped back into her PokeBall via a stream of red light.

"They won't remember this," she remarked to Bishop as they exited the house with the last of the Rockets on site. They had erased any trace of themselves in the house but left the man and his Pokemon undisturbed. "We won't have to worry about loose ends."

After exchanging goodbyes, Xiura and Bishop went their separate ways, the stars twinkling above like silent judges.

for @bishop and Caleb Harcourt

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Caleb Sharpe

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October 13

Lavender Town, Kanto

Bisexual

League Ranger

Elite

6'4" / 193 cm height

Leave the past where it is: behind you.

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