"pencil it in already, man."[break][break]

Josh Devlin would hear a confident noah. there is little that suggests the unsteady current of fraying nerves on him. and yet, the breath thins and shakes.[break][break]

the adrenaline of atmospheric travel punches holes into noah's steely determination. for a fighter so used to a choreography bound to the earth, noah has voluntarily moved beyond his terrestrial choreography.[break][break]

noah sits in his own spacecraft too; it is automated to fly directly upward, toward the stars, but he drives it closer to kyle lopez's.[break][break]

"gotcha!" he says, in response to kyle lopez. quickly, the skies are pocked by retaliation. as HO-OH casts its curtain of SAFEGUARD, noah is quick to let himself be heard in comms: "rocket's engaging us!"[break][break]

briefly, he swerves closer to Eva Morales. a window slides open before his CHESNAUGHT pushes its arms outward, conjoining them together to form a SPIKY SHIELD as he tries to protect her and her draconic mount.

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TL;DR noah responds to josh, kyle; swerves spacecraft so that his SPIKY SHIELDING CHESNAUGHT can act as cover if needed for eva.[break][break]

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A decade ago, she’d lived in the mountains, far away from so many people, training to become a ranger. Back then, she had but looked up at the stars, puzzled by their dazzling gleams and otherworldly appearance as any young woman would have been. They had been impossibly distant, beautiful, and tantamount to a promise of the world that there was more to it than the wide reaches that she had, ironically, felt confined to. Not by fences or walls, but by duty, by expectations.
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She had let go of all that and sought to see the world for what it truly was with her own eyes. A lot of it had been ugly, oftentimes even hurtful. And yet, every choice she’d made, every mistake and success, had led here. To space itself. The stars were still impossibly far away. Yet, she was so much closer now. At least it felt that way. Flying in a construct of metals and plastics, a lot of it processed by the cheapest or most readily available contractors, where just a series of unfortunate malfunctions could easily spell their doom. Yet, she could not help but feel in awe by it all.
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Of course, she had agreed to come. Even without that episode on the bottom of the sea, she would have gone. But that only added to her reasons. Seeing it now, feeling the strange atmosphere within the ship, all but hearing the void of space behind the droning of craft itself, it felt unreal, but also right. Yet, sadly, as it always was in her life, certain people just could not simply allow her to just be. The League was coming, even though it meant endangering their own lives pointlessly. She sighed. But that was why she was here. And why she had the very Pokemon that the head scientist onboard the vessel had gifted her settled on its hull. “Most important thing is not getting blown up, I guess. Aegislash, prepare King’s Shield and intercept if the craft comes under attack.”
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+ -reminisces
- on the main ship
- has Aegislash in defense form having King's Shield ready to intercept attacks

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She'd trust Angelo with her life. Had, in fact, done so on multiple occasions in the past.

It still doesn't alleviate the dread that builds in the pit of her stomach when the glittering cerulean grows distant under her feet, cresting waves fading into uniformity.

Home. Growing distant beneath them.

One would've thought the adrenaline coursing through her veins would've been enough to keep her on task, but the rush was an old friend by now. 

Instead, Skyler finds her eyes gravitating towards the form-fitting spacesuit and how it fit so nicely along the curve of Angelo's butt in front of her.

"Ya know Angel," her voice crackles to life within her own suit, "you should wear this more often. Fuck, that's a nice ass."

Only too late, when an awkward beat of silence follows her statement, does she realize her mistake: the blinking light of the general League comms blinking up at her.

Had she just sent that to the entire fleet?

Whoops.

Speaking of ass - the captain isn't given time to mull the situation over when the SPIRAL's ass abruptly explodes on them.

Their own spacecraft rattles with the aftershocks, steel rattling around them as they dodge flying debris.

Skyler knows better than ignore Angelo's warning; her hands have a claw-like grip on the underside of her seat, teeth gritted as the pilot maneuvers them away from any piercing projectiles.

The engines snarl and they break past cloud and barriers alike. The heart-stopping ascention propels Skyler to lean forward, silver eyes honing in on the approaching enemy craft. Even before Angelo gives the signal, her hand's reaching for a pokeball. And when they line up in synchrony, she's ready.

Claydol materializes outside their ship, its alien-like shape blinking against a backdrop of stars. For a sliver of a second, it almost looks like it belongs.

Then it crashes into Lulu Flint 's ship with a mighty SMACK DOWN.

Time to bring these bastards back to the ground. Or into it. 

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TLDR: (eep, nearly forgot!)
- Talks about angelo vestri 's ass in the general League comms. Sorry not sorry.
- Approaches Lulu Flint 's ship
- Has Claydol use Smack Down on the ship

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angelo vestri Lulu Flint Killian Decker

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Either fuck shit up or get fucked up.
Just how he liked it, even if it meant being a sitting duck for a while.

Despite the carnage beginning to ensue beyond the walls of the aircraft, there was zero pressure upon his shoulders as he and those seated with him soared further and further into the skies. With a hand outstretched across the neighboring seats to him (if they happened to be taken, then tough fuckin’ luck) as he lounged back with a deep breath, alongside a heavier sigh to accompany it. His head rolled faintly against his shoulder as he peered through the nearest window, tapping his finger with a sigh.

”’Course they fuckin’ will…! Or hope they fuckin’ will, at least,” he cackled, looking across the way towards the blue-haired Rocket. His gaze strayed towards the window once more, and after some thought, he clicked his tongue and lifted his hand, hitting it against the glass.

”Oi! Andrasta, y’hear me?!”

He grinned as the head of a familiar golem poked into view, still yelling through the glass as he looked down once more.

”Give the boy ‘ere a ‘lil bitta help! Protect yer side’a the Rocket rocket!”

Because, y’know, a little extra fortification never hurt anyone.
He’d rather be wreaking havoc, but it wasn’t like there was much for him to do just yet.

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TL;DR:

• suhh, mint frost
• andrasta (golurk) is holding onto the outside of the airship
• andrasta (golurk) uses protect on the other side of the ship
• lowkey on standby for now tbh
• ignore the pokemon below oop i'll edit it in a lil bit

@tag

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she'll never understand. [break][break]

she'll never understand why rocket is trying to stop the descent of the meteor - or maybe she can, but they don't understand the consequences. wouldn't the landing impact their numbers, too? it would wipe out power, wipe out resources, pokemon, information; life. [break][break]

several years ago, maybe she wouldn't have tried to put a stop; but she has a family, now. she can't afford this. [break][break]

to be frank, she usually wouldn't take a mission this dangerous; but she'd rather do things with her own hands than to sit in anxiety and anticipation with her kids. she already gave them a talking to before she left the house. all she has to do is get home. [break][break]

she's sitting in a pod with kim cole-essam , someone who's doubtlessly more experienced in this than she is. there's much happening when the protect comes up, and she can watch a everything is raining down in the endless expanse of space; it's chaos. [break][break]

but you know, space is cold. [break][break]

so out comes a little vulpix in her arms, curious as she watches the destruction in sight. "try to blow a blizzard at the ship, love." and she gives the vulpix a soft caress, as to soothe the little fox before she sends out a chilling BLIZZARD into the dead space. those swept up in the sudden, chilling air however, might have a quicker boost towards it, at least.

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- staying in the protected ship, thanks kim cole-essam [break]
- vulpix uses BLIZZARD towards the rocket ship; burst of wind can help boost speed [break]
- on standby oh boy

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Staying out of the way and remaining unnoticed was unsurprisingly easy to accomplish for Nico. He made himself look busy, and allowed everyone else to focus on their own thoughts, giving no one a reason to pay him any heed. Most of the blonds thoughts were scattered, drifting over Matthew, his family, flying in space, and of course, the meteor. Nico was the thoughtful sort, especially when he had to separate from Matthew for 'safety'.

But everything seemed to escalate all around them. Although a literal space battle wasn't surprising, a glimpse of something indescribable had sent Nico running for his boyfriend. Luck and careful planning allowed him to find Matthew on the ship relatively quickly, and no doubt, both had the same idea in mind. "We're going to the escape pods!"

Confident that his boyfriend would follow closely behind, they were both two of many that managed to flee the rocket via an escape pod. Nico was barely able to make out the reflection of his own face as he stared through the escape pod's clear windows. Watching a black hole encase the rocket, where they had been moments before...

Nico didn't have many words to say in that moment, but his mind worked to get back on track. To do something, no matter how fruitless... He'd reach for one of the Pokeballs stored neatly against his space suit (thankful that he had the suit as well), allowing Juvon jump out in the pod, ears twitching in an anxious manner. "Light screen." Nico said simply, knowing it was the only thing they could do to protect their pod.

Matt Vice

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