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POSTED ON Jun 7, 2019 16:09:23 GMT
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cait daintily nibbled at a puffin, the food item baked to perfection and pleasantly bitter. she openly relished the treat whilst maintaining a bored expression, the look upon her face reflecting an obvious lack of enthusiasm. this assignment in particular had been handed down only several hours prior, the gym leader hastily called upon to ensure several escaped prisoners successfully crossed the land bridge of route 101. 

'it shouldn't be long now.' 

she was half-tempted to move, having kept to the same spot for no less than an hour and a half.

'but this is the arranged meeting place,' she thought. 'if i fail this mission just because i was a little impatient...' 

her pokemon stood guard as she considered her options, attentive and eager to spring into action at a moment's notice. only two appeared to be present, her remaining four remaining within the confines of their respective capsules. 

'is that them?' 

the land bridge was comprised of overgrown grass and shrubbery; the slice of earth bordered by steel railing and sea water. so her point of view wasn't entirely obscured as the figures sprinted toward - and then past her.

'that's definitely them,' she thought, visibly amused by their lack of a greeting. 

but were they being followed? 

cait's gaze shifted away from the very much important and disheveled individuals as they continued to flee to safety. as long as they maintained - at the very least - a light jog they'd make it to mauville by evening. regardless her duty wasn't to escort them; it was to ensure they weren't being followed. 

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POSTED ON Jun 7, 2019 16:33:37 GMT
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[attr="class","salempost"]missions that are physically demanding like this are not exactly his forte, but he'd had to learn rather quickly that rocket doesn't exactly account for disabilities. all they want is to get the job done, with whatever bodies they can. he's a tool to them, nothing more. and that's okay because the last thing he wants is to receive commendation for the shit he's forced to do for them. 

i should look into at least requesting a transport pokemon for myself, he thinks grimly as he jogs next to his partner. 

they're keeping a low profile for now, letting the escapees think that they've lost them. new intel reached them only a few minutes ago informing them that a warrant had been sent out for the prisoners, and that someone was most likely waiting to intercept them. 

crux is several paces in front of him, leaping in the shadows. the rest of his pokemon, not counting lyse, would have had trouble keeping up, so he keeps them in their pokeballs for now. 

he comes to a stop and waves his partner over, pointing at a figure in the distance. "we'll have to take care of her first," he says, breathing ragged. "i can have crux sneak past the fighting, send him to detain the prisoners while we catch up. you have anyone that can go with him?"





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POSTED ON Jun 7, 2019 17:04:52 GMT
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[attr="class","sampost2"]sam honestly never knew what, or who, in rocket he would be smuggling. he smuggled a rich girl once and had no idea, since she'd been knocked out and placed in a large duffle bag. all he'd done was taken her from point a, to point b, and then simply left her there. it wasn't until they opened the bag and the girl became concious that sam realized what he'd done. too late, though because of his need for the money he probably wouldn't have helped her anyway. not like she died, but some things are worse than death when it comes to a bunch of brute grunts babysitting a cute school girl.

this time was no different. job to do, money to make. why? because medical bills are a bitch bigger than karma... at times. sometimes karma was bigger. depended on which of the two were dieting from him.

as he was waved over, sam ducked down and out of view. his face was decently expressionless if only because what the hell else was he going to do, look panicked? that never helped. he kept his emotions reigned in for the time being. he'd decide how he felt about the situation at a later date. for now, stone cold calculations. like getting the prisoners and taking them back where they were supposed to be.

his partner was, he assumed, more his muscle than anything... which was ironic because sam was pretty sure there were signs of a handicap. perhaps the handicap was more useful than sam knew, perhaps not... but really, he just needed to get the prisoners into a vehicle, take the vehicle to the drop point, drop it off with some other grunts, then be on his way back home in time for dr. who.

the question posed as they caught their breath had sam contemplating who to send. his infernape, jude, would probably serve him best. "fastest i've got is an infernape." he pulled her pokeball from his pocket and looked to his partner with a brow risen. "that work?"





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POSTED ON Jun 7, 2019 20:54:02 GMT
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she had honestly expected a gaggle of rockets to be in pursuit - yet her sharp-eyed gaze failed to detect anyone or anything as a curious silence settled over the stretch of land. 

'odd.' 

still she refused to relax, prompting her lycanroc to give the air an investigative sniff. how unfortunate that the two rockets were conveniently placed downwind from the trio. 

'i'm not buying it.' 

cait stuffed the remainder of her puffin into her mouth, chewing slowly before swallowing it down. she considered the chance that either the pursuers had slipped past her or had given up the chase in its entirety.

'doubt they'd do that. and the cover on this section of bridge isn't decent enough to give me or my pokemon the slip.' 

the woman tugged a napkin free from her trouser pocket and dabbed at her mouth before replacing it. 

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we're staying here 'till i say otherwise, girls," she said. "something about all of this is rubbing me the wrong way.

her pokemon shared a glance and bobbed their heads up and down in understanding. 

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POSTED ON Jun 8, 2019 0:36:35 GMT
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[attr="class","salempost"]his breath hitches suddenly and he leans sideways, fingers digging into the earth. crux leaps over to him and crouches beside him so he can lean against her. she keeps her eyes steady on sam all the while. 

a minute passes, almost two, and salem drops his head, blinking. "sorry," he breathes. he grabs three balls at his belt and drops them. a flaaffy, gengar, and raichu emerge; the latter two wait patiently for instruction while the flaaffy drops to all fours and pads worriedly up to his trainer. salem shakes his head. 

"i just need a moment," he explains, both to vali and his partner. "infernape will work. crux, the two of you wait until we have them distracted. then sneak past as best you can and head after the prisoners."

he turns his head. "kvasir, get as close as you can and hit them with a smog. put them in the dark long enough for crux and infernape to slip by." he looks at his partner. "i'll be right behind you. kvasir and lyse will start with you," he says. the gengar and raichu nod and prepare to follow behind sam. 





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POSTED ON Jun 8, 2019 18:51:19 GMT
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something about all of this sat crooked to sam. maybe he was just being a child, or perhaps he was simply nervous because usually, he was the guy waiting to escape as quickly and proficiently as possible. not this time. no, this time he was the guy that was typically better played by a brute. oh well, seemed he'd have to find the logical side of his brain and make this plan work out. hopefully. [break][break]

"sure, no worries there." he figured the pokémon of his partner's that would be going with him would know how to handle themselves in a battle. he'd probably give them verbal confidence if they weren't trying to be stealth. not like salem wouldn't be right behind him. [break][break]

due to his own paranoia and the fact that he showed his face in public more than he did in secret, sam quickly pulled his mask up over his face. it blocked all but his blue eyes. not like his eyes would give his identity away even if whoever from the league was attacking was a close friend.[break][break]

"but alright," he pulled a ball from his pocket after releasing his infernape, jude, and then released his metagross who he lovingly named sonic at a young age. ah, gaming nerds and their silly nicknames."jude stick with the ninja," sam's eyes moved forward. "sonic you're with me."[break][break]

jude's response was to sink low, concentrate enough to lower the flame on her head to a low flame that wouldn't be as easily spotted, while sonic kept himself stoic and still until asked to move. "keep an eye on her position, lock on, and be sure to strike the second she's discombobulated from the smog."[break][break]

sam moved forward as he was asked, with the two pokémon of salem's, ready to send sonic in like a crashing meteor as soon as the smog took effect.

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POSTED ON Jun 8, 2019 19:06:03 GMT
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something brushed and tickled at her sixth sense; which resulted in cait feeling at edge. it was that curious sensation of being watched t- as though a mysterious someone's gaze had fixated itself upon her person. 

'this isn't just me being paranoid.' 

"
there's someone here.

cait's gaze swiveled to and fro, the woman straining all senses available in a desperate bid for information. the fear of ambush rose and she grew visibly tense, her brows furrowed and her hands curling into tight fist. her respective companions followed her example just as her fears were confirmed. a thick layer of smog manifesting only a moment later, the putrid airborne substance breathed in by the trio who gagged and spat. 

"
am - hnng - bush," she choked.

her eyes stung and watered in reaction to the poison, her lungs left stinging as she slapped a hand over her mouth. 

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POSTED ON Jun 9, 2019 3:12:41 GMT
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[attr="class","salempost"]since when did you become a leader? 

he leans forward, eyes closing. kvasir and lyse follow dutifully after sam. crux nods at her infernape partner and stalks forward, keeping her body as low to the ground as she can. 

salem's head pounds; a ringing in his ears blankets all sound. he sees smog pouring from kvasir's mouth, watches static start to fizzle from lyse's cheeks. vali pushes his head into his lap and nuzzles him, and salem sits and waits, and waits, and waits for it to pass. 

and eventually, it does. lyse sends a THUNDERBOLT into the cloud of SMOG, in hopes of catching the trainer and pokemon still inside. the purple air crackles as the electricity threatens to ignite it. 

crux, meanwhile, is running through the cloud, streaking through it and to the other side, leaving the fight behind so he can sprint towards the escapees. 

vali keeps him steady; salem finally stands. he walks quickly, orders vali to stand at the ready. kvasir and lyse stare into the cloud as it starts to dissipate. 





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the smog was expected and sam was thankful for his mask to protect him from the majority of the damage that the smog could have caused. his eyes did burn a bit though and watered enough to tear, but he didn't bother wiping his face. instead, he stayed close, before waving his hand and giving sonic the signal to make his strike directly following the thunderbolt.[break][break]

using its magnet rise, the metagross floated into the air and tucked its body up before swooping down into the cloud, avoiding salem's pokémon, and using meteor mash.[break][break]

the shockwave was sure to clear up most of the smog, which left sam standing up a bit straighter in an attempt to seem professional. or maybe even intimidating? who knew.[break][break]

jude moved with crux, carefully keeping close to the fellow dual type. a well-timed fire spin quickly had any escapee trapped within the flames. jude knew that it would allow the ninja-frog the movement she needed, while also giving a fair enough warning to the escapees.[break][break]

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POSTED ON Jun 9, 2019 18:25:04 GMT
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had it not been for kommo-o's ability to utilize protect the trio would have likely been crushed beneath the metagross's heft. 

'gods.'

both cait and lyconroc had collapsed to their knees, the poison having successfully seeped into their blood. it was only kommo-o who remained standing, her claws held out before her as she maintained the translucent barrier. 

"
you," cait seethed. 

the smog had cleared and the gym leader's face appeared slick with sweat as her body rapidly responded to the foreign substance that had clogged the air. her body was in the process of healing itself, the woman utilizing her power to purge her system of the poison. 

"
won't -

she erupted into ragged coughs, her eyes squeezing tightly shut before they snapped open - the orbs glowing a vibrant green as she worked to mend herself with her gift. cait experienced a decent amount of improvement; her hacking tapering off as the protect dispersed. the woman woman sucked in a breath as she recovered little by little, a slight tremble present within her tone as she found the energy to speak again. 

"- 
get away with this.

the woman gently rested a hand upon her lycanroc's flank, the pokemon's breathing transitioning from distressingly ragged to smooth before the canine's eyes began to open. it was her kommo-o who stepped forward as her weakened comrades found their feet again, the dragoness assessing the situation with a notably wary gleam in her eye. 


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POSTED ON Jun 11, 2019 16:30:09 GMT
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[attr="class","salempost"]kvasir's smog is more than enough to render someone unconscious for several hours at the bare minimum. most subjects fall deathly ill and need medical treatment almost instantaneously. he'd had plans to call someone discreetly to inform them of the gym leader's situation when everything was said and done, but it seems that won't be the case.

he watches with shock, confusion, and awe as cait's eyes burn a brilliant green. she stands shakily to her feet and as her threat falls from her lips, he actually takes a step back. 

"light her up," he says sideways to his raichu. vali shifts uncomfortably, indignant, but salem can't coddle his friend right now. the gym leader is dangerously powerful, that much he can surmise, and he's not taking any chances. 

electricity crackles as lyse shoots out another thunderbolt aimed straight at cait. while that's happening, kvasir has melded into the shadows and neared her lycanroc so he can attempt a confuse ray on the pokemon.

behind them, the infernape and greninja have caught up to the escapees. they look behind them at the oncoming pokemon, stumbling as jude's fire spin blocks their path. crux leaps, knees tucked, arms raised over her head, and she soars through the circle of flames. on the other side, she stands, water shuriken poised to strike. 







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Shock struck Sam’s core when this gym leader simply healed herself and her Pokémon from the poison. It was insane. Behind his shock wasn’t terror, as one might assume, but instead it was intrigue.[break][break]

How had she done it?[break][break]

Was this connected to the flower had shown him?[break][break]

It had to be. It had to be the same woman. Goro had even slipped and said ‘her’ at one point. The pronoun was correct. The glowing green eyes. The air itself felt more… well, less poisoned and more breathable.[break][break]

Sam was officially intrigued.[break][break]

”We should go out for coffee.” Sam spoke up, speaking over the blare of the battle just before Lyse let loose the Thunderbolt. It missed the woman, instead hitting Kvasir just after the Gengar had managed a Confuse Ray on Cait’s Lycanroc.[break][break]

The battle was going south fast and it was making Sam a bit nervous. He rolled his shoulders and decided perhaps diplomacy was the best option. ”So you’re the god-girl, though, right? Well, legendary-girl. Time traveling girl? Have you time traveled?”[break][break]

So much for diplomacy. Sam was intrigued. Despite his words, Sam’s hand lifted into the air toward Sonic, his Metagross, who’s eyes began glowing. The glow was followed up by the shockwave of a Psychic attack which was aimed at the Kommo-o that hadn’t been hit by Salem’s Raichu.[break][break]

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Jude flexed her muscles as her fists and body lit up. No longer did she have to hide in the shadows, now she could scare the people into staying rallied up. Was she a fan of being the bad guy? Yes, absolutely. But only because in this instance she was able to show off her power. She did so love showing off. [break][break]

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POSTED ON Jun 11, 2019 17:58:32 GMT
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cait was aware that she had irrevocably ruined her facade of normalcy; but she couldn't find it within herself to regret the actions taken thus far. her lycanroc was no longer suffering from poison, her gift having purged the canine of the terribly potent substance. now the rock-type only had to deal with the bewildering effects of confuse ray, but the gym leader wouldn't allow for her to remain in such a pitiable state of mind. 

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return, lycanroc.

once the pokemon was stored away within the confines of her red and white capsule, cait veered her focus back onto the the rocket-affiliated males. she was sorely outnumbered; but could possibly squeeze out a victory if she used her head. still the woman feared for the former captives, aware how clever those whom aligned themselves with the notorious silas could be. 

'if i was in their shoes - '

her eyes widened as she realized that she had erred - and erred terribly - her head whipping in the direction of where the trio of captives had fled. 

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we need to go, kommo-o.

's questions went unanswered, the woman having little to no desire to dignify his words with a response as she urged her partially weakened kommo-o to follow her lead. the psychic was indubitably powerful but not powerful enough to fell the dragoness. she remained standing despite the tight grimace that tugged at her hardened features and pressed herself closer to her human counterpart.   

"
right."

cait struggled to calm her breathing and focus, her gaze fixed upon the wild and tangled grass which presently surrounded them in clumps. she planted her feet firmly upon the ground, feeding energy into the delicate roots that rested beneath the surface. the wild grasses lengthened dramatically within a short period of time; as though they desperately sought to grow closer to the life-giving sun which shone high above.
their growth halted at roughly five feet, both the injured kommo-o and visibly worn down cait crouching and taking advantage of the vibrant greenery as a makeshift cover. 

sam and salam would bear witness to the manifestation of a wall of grass that reached as high as maize. the chunk of land these altered plants occupied proved surprising, a considerable amount of verdant green seeming to stretch onward for some meters. it was to be noted that patches of the grass she had wielded had been wilted and in a poor state due to the dry heat that was commonplace in summer; yet no amount of yellow or pale and sickly green was to be found. 

cait and her kommo-o had silently vanished into its depths, the pair desperate to retrieve the captive trio. it was likely too late to make up for her mistake but she attempted to do so regardless. 


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[attr="class","salempost"]he winces as kvasir is struck instead of the original target. lyse chuckles to himself, tail flicking in amusement. minute anger surges through salem and he returns the raichu with little thought, bringing their numbers down by one. eevee is made a swift replacement upon realizing his mistake, but the battle becomes halted regardless. 

he looks confusedly between the mauville gym leader and his partner. he can't be serious right now? continually out of the loop, the look of perplexity on his face can only deepen as sam prattles on about some supernatural powers that cait seems to possess. 

he almost scoffs it off, but seeing the look on cait's face erases his doubt (for the moment, at least). and then cait takes a step back and salem watches the impossible happen. kommo-o can't do that, and unless she has another pokemon nearby...

it wouldn't be a stretch--she is the queen of grass-types after all. he latches onto logic and reason and then dashes forward, looking sideways at sam. he fights through the grass, knowing full well that there's no way the two of them will get there in time to help crux and jude. the two will have to hold their own. 







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sam watched in awe as a grass wall was created. the barrier was insane, and without jude there would be no getting through it... unless...

with a flick of his wrist, sam sent out craster. the haunted tree gave an eerie whine before looking to the beautiful woodwork before him. then his attention was moved to his trainer, who he nearly giggled at. he looked so silly in that mask.

"shut up." he playfully told craster. "use will-o-wisp to burn me a path. ingrain in the wall and manipulate the woodwork if you have to."

oh that big beautiful brain. craster gave an excited shriek before moving to the wall. not only did his mouth spit out black flames of will-o-wisp that lit the vines on fire, but he also moved his own branches and leaves into the mixture while planting his feet into the ground with an ingrain.

as a path began to open up, between the flames and the moving branches, sam pushed through. the path nearest to salem is where the wall gave way the most. he needed to get to jude, as soon as possible...

speaking of, the fire-monkey was currently pushing the prisoners back into their cell with an accomplished snort. she even managed to melt the doors closed. once finished, she turned toward where she heard the strangest of noises and watched as a giant wall grew from the ground. her expression was half shock, half wtf. her glance was toward the fellow pokémon with her before she noticed somebody coming with the vines.

who was this woman? she felt... different, smelled strange too. either way, jude braced herself, the flames on her head growing with her determination. She slammed one of her fists into her opposite hand and snorted out some smoke and flames. a, 'come at me bro,' of sorts. complete with a taunting grin.

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