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[attr="class","illeana i"]the aftermath of her fight against Remiel Calcifet leaves her... confused, disoriented, and bloody.

she stumbles her way through the field, eyes scanning for familiar faces. somehow, she hopes to see paxton concordas , PENELOPE LIVY , or annalise henderson nearby. the lack of comms this entire time has been one cursed thing after another in a way. there's a sense of isolation, of fear instilled into it.

and then, she hears the voice of paxton concordas carried up over the persistent fog.

"paxton concordas ?"

he sounds farther away than she can confirm.

"where are you?"

pink healing mist follows her like a small cape, looping steadily around her. it's helpful considering the state Remiel Calcifet left her in. that goddamn rat...

she looks to her left, then, and nods for her gallade to begin. the psychic type says nothing before a purple aura begins to envelope them. it takes her arm in its and teleports them to where she hopes paxton will be.

when they land, she has to settle in a lunge position, one knee keeping her steady on the ground. fuck... that was worse than usual.

her head turns, then, and she looks for paxton with narrowed eyes. a few moments pass before she does manage to catch sight of the telltale blonde... only he's not alone.

she sees the same silver hair he does. they're farther away from her but maybe she can still reach them.

"paxton!"

she tries to yell loud enough to be heard over the fighting. if it succeeds, she doesn't know. instead, she pushes herself into action and tries to intercept paxton before the man (Amor Rose ) can notice him.

paxton concordas Amor Rose

tl;dr |
- hey girl hey!
- hears paxton yelling
- trying to get to him by having gallade use teleport
- catches sight of Amor Rose
- tries to intercept paxton before amor notices

He turns around hearing her scream a couple more times. It doesn't sound distressed. Probably not another hostage situation. He took pause, the noise coming from a different direction than he'd been facing before darting backwards until he practically ran into the woman. "Illeana-" he said, voice low as he grabbed at her arm, firm and quick. [break][break]

The pink mist is an easy enough give away and he remembered her small brief on the effects of it. Without hesitation he brought out Joules, beaten within an inch of their life. Baldwin is too far gone. Alive, but knocked out for the rest of the night unless he could get some actual medical attention. While Joules lay on the ground, absorbing the magical mist, he took stock of his comrade. "What's your status? Are you hurt?" he asked eyeing the woman up and down before there's a sudden SWOOSH as someone pushes up into the air above them. [break][break]

A Dragonite soared over them but the rider was neither ollie morales or Oliver Shrakes . "Rocket, incoming." he warned, a hand moving to his belt as he retrieved a pokeball. The other lets go of illeana reyes , positioning hismelf in front of her defensively. [break][break]

"Then leave." he returned, eyes on @solor. Joules beeped weakly, magnets spinning idly liek he was on perma buffering status, doing their best to regain energy. "Professor, we're heading back to the Primal Point. Our main priority is it's defense." he reminded, tense at the stand off.

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+ PENELOPE LIVY Amor Rose | HEYYYY GIRL HEEEEY [break][break]
- getswith illie
- joules is out to heal pwease
- prepping a swap
- tells amor to stand down
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[attr="class","illeana i"]somehow, the death grip that paxton uses on her arm is almost a welcome relief. she heaves out a shaky sigh, the sound stuttering to escape around the pain.

in her desperate endeavor to reach the primal point after her fight against Remiel Calcifet, she had nearly forgotten her rib was broken.

and while healing mist eases some pain, it can't just mend bones the way she needs it to.

"i -- yeah," she murmurs. it's strained, as if even talking is painful and in a way, it is. "broken rib, multiple open wounds."

the way she lists the injuries seems so insignificant, as if she's brushing them beneath the rug. and maybe she is...

"are you okay?"

above them, a swoosh alerts them of someone in the sky. she tenses and her muscles scream for her to stop, to rest, to give it up. does she even have another fight in her? the last took too much...

she's quick to release her galarian pontya. the pastel pony understands the summons with a single look at paxton's magnezone. while illeana's healing mist is potent, it's not strong enough to fully help the steel type recover as quickly as it needs. and without hesitation, her galarian ponyta is radiating with a heal pulse to help speed up the healing process.

her gallade, meanwhile, joins paxton in standing in front of the scientist. between the two, there's enough of a protective shield to give the false sense of security she desperately needs.

the man overhead asks for their departure. and in her injured state, mind fuzzy and blank with pain, she entertains it... at least, until paxton reminds her of her only mission: getting to the primal point. she knows she should be concerned about protecting it but with a god lingering in the background, she can't help the way she gives into selfish desires.

"if further violence is unnecessary, then stand down."

her gallade readies itself into a defensive stance as she speaks. and when her head turns slightly to find paxton's back, she drops her voice into a hushed whisper.

"i need to get to that primal point. alive or barely breathing, i don't care... just get me there."

paxton concordas Amor Rose

tl;dr |
- hey girl hey!
- she rly doesn't have another fight in her...
- releases g!ponyta
- galarian ponyta uses heal pulse on magnezone to help further the healing
- asks Amor Rose to stand down

He takes stock of his companion. His own body is sore, but aside from a heavy welt on his face from taking on a Lucario with a knife, he's mostly ok. He's felt worse, all thing considered. Illeana is a priority though. "Have you patched yourself up before?" he asked. Aggravating an open wound was unavoidable at this point. He could only offer something meager until she could get actual help. "Nothing's gonna help that rib but time, and ice." he added, words tinged with concern as he palmed a roll of gauze into the professor's hand for everything else. "I'm fine." his assurance is gruff, contending now with a new threat.
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Joules' magnets spin faster and Paxton contends with how he was going to land their flyer. He sucked his teeth, broken rifle strapped uselessly to his back. "Understood, Professor." is all he said, teal eyes locked on a masked figure. "Do you have a way there?" his hand moved to a pokeball, ready to hand that over too.
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He raised his voice, matching the level of the mechanical one from Amor Rose 's helmet. "You are unauthorized to be here at this time. Retreat immediately or face charges. Resistance will be met with force." he drops the spiel, wasting time as he wondered if he should use Joules or not. But his partner is already up, dropping an ELETRIC TERRAIN around them protectively. The dual type rose off the ground, rejuvenated by the Galarian Ponyta. There's a quick BEEP BEEP as they offered their thanks.
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Paxton didn't like threats, eyes sharp. He does not smile, nor turn to even look back at his companion. Without hesitation he replied, voice steady, "My mission is to protect and defend the Primal Point from interference." Assisting and protecting was secondary to this. If he had his way he would've just grabbed her and ran off. But they don't know Amor's numbers and he can barely see around them in the thick of the fog. Rain began to pour down in sheets.

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+ PENELOPE LIVY Amor Rose | HEYYYY GIRL HEEEEY [break][break]
- Pep talk with illie yaaay!!! gives her some gauze and offers a pokeball maybe [break]
- Joules the Magnezone used Electric Terrain (1/5) [break]
- Paxton says he doesnt give a fcuk!!! [break]
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[attr="class","illeana i"]she accepts the gauze with a sigh.

it'll help, at least... but she believes it wasted on her. after all, she can heal, right?

she focuses her healing mist onto one hand and turns the potent healing onto her body, giving a once over with a hovering hand. the soothing sensation is immediate, even if it doesn't last as long as she'd like.

the rib will have to wait.

"you better be fine, concordas."

they need him. and in this moment, despite wanting to say she doesn't, she needs him too.

"my gallade can teleport there but we don't have a good vantage point. we need to be closer."

and the only thing standing between them and the primal point -- no, her god -- is a man in yet another helmet. she's tired of faceless rats.

her galarian ponyta readies itself with a dazzling gleam but it holds the power close, not quite releasing the hold it has over the move yet. it isn't time...

the man asks for them to stand down, to give up, to back off their mission out of concern for her wellbeing. she sneers at the thought.

"no, it'll make things worse for you."

she's not going to be held here. one way or another, she will make it to that goddamn primal point even if it's in a bloody heap.

rain dance falls down in rivets. it plasters white hair to her face, streaked scarlet until it becomes a rusty maroon. and for once, she really hopes her and karma vibe like that enough to make it through this in one whole piece.

"stand down and get out of the way."

her face is steel, no longer cracked porcelain struggling to stay whole. and in the foggy light of mt pyre, she almost shines like a pearl.

"i will not ask you again."

paxton concordas Amor Rose

tl;dr |
- hey girl hey!
- not backing down
- galarian ponyta prepares a dazzling gleam but doesn't release it yet
- will teleport their asses out of here if she has to

He nodded in regards to illeana reyes , putting back the pokeball on his belt and preparing for the worst. The professor steeled herself for the worst, the rain clearly a set up. The mechanical voice sounded disappointed and Paxton is already tired. Joules speeds up their spinning moving in front of their trainer. Paxton needed only to share a glance with Illeana, before the the coordinated opening slammed the group. The earth rumbled as brambles rapidly grew and twisted around them. [break][break]

"Joules, ZAP CANON ASAP!" he ordered as he crouched near the steel type, who'd dropped down to the ground to create a small piece of cover for the man. The winds howl in his ears, drowning about the words but as the winds batter down. [break][break]

As the worst comes to pass he can hear the Rocket saying something else and he grimaced. "Shut it. I don't fucking care." Again, he cursed Isaac Merlo 's Lucario as his Magnezone attempting to fire the rider and pokemon out of the sky. Things would be so much easer if his gear was still working. "Your comrades shouldn't be up there in the first place." he added, struggling to reach his knife and cut through the FRENZY PLANT that had encased him and Joules. His Magnezone struggled as well, attempting to fire off the attack at the incoming Sceptile.

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+ illeana reyes Amor Rose | HEYYYY GIRL HEEEEY [break][break]
- Joules the Magnezone used ELECTRIC TERRAIN (2/5) [break]
Paxton boutta learn how to fLYYY in this hurricane [break]
- shake shake shake SIGNORA hiding behind joules [break]
- We STUCK in this bitch [break]
- Tells Amor to cease and DESIST [break]
- Joules the Magnezone used ZAP CANON on Sceptile

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[attr="class","illeana i"]the galarian ponyta can sense one thing: this is about to go south.

the preemptive dazzling gleam fires off at the man's dragonite before frenzy plant strikes. it leaves the pastel pony's body in a flash of fairy energy moments before vines rise and ensnare its body. illeana is quickly restrained right after their pokemon and paxton.

"cut the bullshit."

her stare is bordering on angry, as if she's reached her limit. and honestly, she has... her body is past the point of exhaustion. she's running on fumes of adrenaline after a near death experience.

somehow, the sound of electricity from paxton's magnezone instills a sense of fear in her she hadn't had before. if she didn't know better, she'd assume it to be linked to the electrical burns on her body found after waking up alone in the dirt.

"whatever excuses you have make no difference."

she struggles against the frenzied vines, nothing more than a captive animal giving in to aggression.

"you can't stop me from getting to that primal point."

she will not allow it.

paxton concordas Amor Rose

tl;dr |
- hey girl hey!
- g!ponyta releases dazzling gleam at dragonite before frenzy plant strikes
- illie calls bullshit
- we stuck besties

Joules beeped to Paxton, signaling no contact on target and preparing another attack to keep the pressure on the Sceptile. Much like their trainer, the Magnezone is ready to rapid fire the same blast if possible despite the bind they were in. Paxton is abut half way through cutting his legs out when Amor Rose landed. He tensed, ready to swap out his knife for the side arm at his waist. Joules fires off all cylinders ripping and pulling at vines as they tried to get in front of Paxton and illeana reyes. "We'll see about that, buddy." [break][break]

True to their word though, they do nothing but IMPRISON. Paxton gets right back to work. Joules ZAP CANONS themselves out of the vines before moving to help Illie. "Professor, I can still move us back up with my Dragapult, but it'll take a few seconds longer I think due to SHADOW SNEAK." he said, voice low as he cut through. "How's the rib?"

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+ illeana reyes Amor Rose | HEYYYY GIRL HEEEEY [break][break]
- Joules the Magnezone used ELECTRIC TERRAIN (4/5) [break]
- Still trying to get out [break]
- AMOR JSUT DEUCED OUT??? [break]
- damn we can't teleport [break]
- Joules escapes [break]
- tell illie about shadow sneak [break]
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[attr="class","illeana i"]he lands and she raises her chin in defiance. despite the vines pressing on her broken rib or where Remiel Calcifet had pulled the sword out of her side, she bites back every hint of pain because like hell will she lose face here in front of a rat.

and yet, he doesn't do much more than imprison her gallade's teleport. great, lovely!

he leaves, then, in a quick blur and she hates the way relief floods into the system. exhaustion quickly takes over as paxton breaks through the vines to make his way over to her.

"whatever we have to do... do it."

no matter the consequences, right?

paxton cuts through enough of the vines surrounding her and her ponyta for the duo to break through them. she collapses to the ground, finally releasing the sharp hiss of pain she'd been struggling to restrain. fuck.

"hurts like a bitch," is all she provides him before her galarian ponyta inches closer to use heal pulse on her. it's not enough to mend the rib but it helps with the pain in some regard. she raises a single hand and presses the healing mist wrapped palm to her side. the vines reopened the sword wound and if they're going to make it to the primal point right now, she'll need to be conscious enough to be of use.

she uses the gauze he had given her to make a shitty bandage for the bleeding wound on her side. it'll hold for now and that's enough for her to push herself back onto shaky legs.

"let's go."

paxton concordas Amor Rose

tl;dr |
- hey girl hey!
- teleport is imprisoned
- paxton cuts enough of her vines for her to break out of them
- galarian ponyta uses heal pulse on illeana
- get us outta here bestie
- to the primal point we go!