Under Pressure [M]

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Alicia Jewel

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Under Pressure [M]
POSTED ON Sept 26, 2022 1:43:57 GMT
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Julia felt bad for the pained squeak she elicited from Isaac, but she was glad he still felt well enough to hug back. Still, she could see the weariness in his grin. It wasn't a surprise, though, after the ordeal he'd been through. She giggled softly alongside Isaac's snickers at Knuckles's antics.

[break][break]"She's definitely plenty tough," she said about the Riolu.

[break][break]She watched as Isaac drew Knuckles in with this mysterious treasure he had found. It was a Mega Stone, and Julia recognized the colors from her own Lucario. She cringed when Knuckles delivered another punch to Isaac's gut.

[break][break]"Go easy on him, girl," she said. "He's had a rough day." If that wasn't the understatement of the year, she didn't know what was. "So that's why you had your arm stuck in that cliff! That was... Okay, you don't need me to tell you that was dangerous."

[break][break]She carefully examined Isaac's arm, finding mostly bruises and scratches. The bleeding gash was worrisome, but it didn't look very deep. The tension rushed out of her lungs in a sigh. Given the situation he'd been in, it could have turned out a lot worse.

[break][break]"Yeah, I don't think anything's broken or cut too deep. Just make sure to get it cleaned and bandaged up so it doesn't get infected."

[break][break]She looked up as they approached the shore to see a lifeguard and two paramedics waiting for them. Off to one side was the rest of Julia's team, watching anxiously. Sparkie hovered over to them to convey what had happened.

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[attr="class","skullbody"]The Riolu sighed, sitting at the edge of the Lapras' shell. Even now, she held the Lucarionite close. As much as it irked her, Julia was right. At the same time, it was far from her trainer's roughest day. He was as stubborn as they came, and when he said it'd take more than this to kill him, she believed it.[break][break]

Isaac could only grin at Julia's comments. "Yeah, I think somewhere between the part where my arm got stuck and breathing got difficult, I started to catch on," he said, voice wry. "But, hey. Clamperl diving's the name of the game, right? Be against the spirit of the sport if I swam away empty handed."[break][break]

He'd passed Dr. Julia's examination with flying colors. Her prescription? Basic First Aid. "Shouldn't be too hard," he said. "Shit, outside that gash, most of this should be gone in a day or two. Not bad for a guy that could've gotten killed back there, huh?"[break][break]

She clearly wasn't the only one to be worried. Apparently, Team Julia had successfully managed to grab a lifeguard and some paramedics. It was good to know that if Isaac really was in over his head, he'd be in good hands. As is, it was just kinda mildly embarrassing. "No worries! We're all good here!" he called, shooting the medics a surprisingly chipper wave for the dire straits that he was in.[break][break]

But he wasn't the only one that was in trouble, was he? He looked Julia up and down, checking her for any sign of injury. "How about you? You okay?" he asked, a touch of concern bleeding into his voice.[break][break]

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Julia's mouth curled into a small, brief pout. Isaac was lucky he had swum away at all, treasure or not. If Julia hadn't been there... if her plan hadn't worked... She bit the inside of her cheek. Stop thinking about that. He's okay, and that's what matters. Isaac was taking the whole almost-dying thing with surprising ease and humor, so Julia should relax, too.

[break][break]"Yeah, it'll be good as new in no time," she said, summoning the smile back to her face.

[break][break]She looked a bit surprised to be asked if she was okay, too. The adrenaline she had been running on was beginning to seep out of her, making her aware of a stinging pain in her hands. She looked down at them and made a face. "Scraped up my hands pretty bad, but other than that I'm fine." It turned out holding back a rockslide wasn't good for your skin; Isaac wasn't the only one who'd need some proper first aid.

[break][break]She leaned over Lazuli's side. "You must be tired, too," she said to Marina. "You did such a good job out there. Come on back and rest; we'll get you checked out at a Pokémon Center." She reached down to pet the Huntail with the back of her hand, then recalled her back into her Poké Ball. "You did good, too, Lazuli." She gave the Lapras a few appreciative strokes on the neck, then slid off her shell and onto the shore. "Need some help getting down?" she asked Isaac.

[break][break]Julia gave the lifeguard and paramedics a quick rundown of what had happened. They still wanted to check the two over, just in case, which Julia was glad to let them do. The disinfectant they put on her bleeding hands stung, but once they were wrapped up, they were satisfied that she had no other injuries. All she had to do was be careful with her hands while they healed.

[break][break]When the medics moved away, the rest of her team pulled in. Julia burst into giggles as all of her Pokémon (including all three of Chester's heads) tried to nuzzle her all at once. "I'm okay, guys, honest!" she said, petting two of the group at a time. "Thanks for all the help."

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[attr="class","skullbody"]Now it was Isaac's turn to wince and frown. Julia had gotten pretty roughed up thanks to him. Sure, it was just some scuffed up palms, but it still couldn't have felt pleasant. He looked over the edge of Lazuli's shell, noting how weary Flapjack and Marina seemed. They didn't even have palms to scuff, so they took that punishment right on the noggin.[break][break]

"I'm sorry, guys," he said, a touch of remorse undercutting his voice. It was his recklessness, and yet others had to pay the price for it. Sure, it was for a good cause, but he had to be more careful next time. He had to be stronger next time. What if this hadn't been some innocent dive, and he'd gotten caught up in a more severe situation? Isaac's life was no stranger to those, and he couldn't just keep counting on others to bail him out.[break][break]

The stone he secured today would help, at least. And so would the memory of this experience.[break][break]

"I'm okay, thanks," he said, giving the Lapras an appreciative scritch behind the ears before sliding off of its shell. He was out of the frying pain and into the fire; hoo boy, did disinfectant hurt on a freshly-scuffed arm. But that was okay. That meant it was working. Once he was all bandaged up, the pain started to subside, anyway.[break][break]

As Team Julia ran over to check on her, Team Isaac . . . continued playing volleyball. Isaac couldn't help but chuckle a little at the sight of them having so much fun. "Gee, I missed you guys, too," he said, the sarcasm laid on as thick as concrete. Watson, not even realizing anything was wrong, simply turned to him and rasped a wave of greeting. Either that was a lot of trust on Watson's end, or these guys were dense as all hell. Probably both![break][break]

Isaac turned back to Julia, grinning a little. "Well, I gotta go make sure these guys didn't get into trouble without me," he said. "But . . . hey, thanks again. If you're ever in a jam, I got your back too, okay?" She may have been a Ranger, but she was a friend, too. So long as their goals didn't clash, Isaac saw nothing wrong with lending her a hand. And when they did?[break][break]

Maybe he'd cross that bridge when he came to it. Or maybe, just maybe, he'd find a way to walk around it instead.

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Almost reflexively, Julia showed a big, genuine smile to Isaac's wince. "I'm okay, honest! It looks pretty bad, but I'll walk it right off." Hopefully, using Isaac's words would drive the point home.

[break][break]Before she was put back in her Poké Ball, Marina stared up at Isaac. Her head was bruised and scratched up, and she looked tired, but she seemed satisfied with what she had done. Lazuli cooed softly when Isaac scratched behind her ear, a combination of gratitude and concern.

[break][break]Julia followed Isaac's gaze to his own team, who were engrossed in a game of beach volleyball. His Totodile turned and waved without a care in the world. Julia's smile curled in a mixture of pity and amusement.

[break][break]"At least you know Knuckles did," she said, looking at the tsundere Riolu. "I guess the others just didn't get the memo."

[break][break]Julia finally got some space to breathe once her Pokémon had gotten their fair share of affection. She smiled back at Isaac. "I'm really glad I could help. You don't 'owe' me anything, though; that's just what friends do. But I'm glad I have friends like you to be there for me." Maybe the situation had been more extreme than what friends usually did for each other, but Julia still meant every bit of it. Heck, even if Isaac had been a total stranger, she knew without a doubt that she would have tried to save him. That was why she became a Ranger, after all.

[break][break]"Stay safe out there!" she called to him, waving. And with that, the last of her energy drained from her, leaving her running on reserves. "What do you say we go home and rest, guys? It's been a heck of a day." There weren't any protests aside from Snuffles wandering off toward what smelled like food. Julia's upper body shook with a tired chuckle before she sucked the Swinub back into her Poké Ball. She followed suit with the rest but stopped at Spot, who was staring at the distant Isaac.

[break][break]"Spot? What's wrong?"

[break][break]No answer, of course. The Lucario stared steadily at Isaac, eyes faintly shining with the blue of his aura powers. Julia watched Isaac for a few moments but didn't see anything out of the ordinary.

[break][break]"He'll be okay, don't worry," she said, patting Spot on the head. "Come on, let's go back to the room."

[break][break]After a few more seconds of silence, Spot nodded and allowed himself to be sucked back into his Poké Ball. Something had been off about Isaac's aura. There was something darker lurking within it, yet his heart didn't seem filled with evil intentions. Spot trusted Julia and knew that Isaac was her friend, but this would be bothering him for a while. He just hoped nothing bad would come of it.

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