Oscar had not expected to lead a raiding party. He was under the assumption that he was to provide a support role while collecting data on the Ultra Deep Sea, you know the unspoken scientist protection clause. Alas, when every commanding officer is busy and a former beast happens to be nearby--well it is what it is. He was assured that it was a very basic operation; someone docked a League ship near a portal and Oscar just had to lead a squad up to take what they can and vamoose. How hard could it be?

As Oscar and his squad approached the vessel, he would very quickly realize that this operation was a terrible idea. He had been on the Sotally Tober enough times to recognize it from afar, and as reality set in Oscar would stop in his tracks and curse under his breath. He had an unwavering loyalty to Rocket, but he was not about to contend with skyler dross. Putting aside that she was his dear friend, Skyler was a horrifying opponent for even an experienced trainer.

Oscar carefully slunk backward, diving out of sight behind some rocks. The grunts had already engaged Skyler, and by their chorus of screams it was not going well. There was only one way to get out of this without getting captured--and if he was gonna do it he had better commit. Oscar removed his disguise, revealing the black suit that he wore underneath--because if he ever had to reveal himself he at least wanted to look nice. He buried his disguise in the sand before taking out an Ultra Ball. It was time to play the hero.

As Skyler's urshifu battled against the grunts, a more cunning member of the brigand band would be preparing a sneak attack from behind with his mightyena. They would not get far, as a mighty Thunderbolt would fall from the sky and fry both the hound and its trainer. From high above the brawl Oscar would emerge from the clouds, his legs straddling his floating Xurkitree. Oscar sent a salute toward Skyler as his Xurkitree rained more lightning upon the Rockets.

"Ahoy captain! Permission to kick some ass?"

As Oscar and Navitas reached the ship, Oscar would be sure to hop off onto the deck while Xurkitree proceeded to join Skyler's Urshifu on the ground. Oscar straightened out his blazer and adjusted his tie before giving Skyler a sly smile. "I come to every League effort. Literally every one, hoping that Dhalia will notice me. Alas, I haven't been invited to ONE meeting." Oscar raised a fist to the sky, "Am I not good enough for ya Dhalia? You too cool to shake hands with Oscar Clayton!?"

Oscar cleared his throat, he got a little too real there. That had to come from somewhere, maybe he should start seeing a therapist. He dusted off his hands as he tried to get closer to Skyler. Before he could get too close a Rocket grunt would come running up to deck him in the face. Oscar fell on his ass, his jaw radiating from unexpected pain. Oscar clutched his mouth and glared at the grunt, "Oh you little shit!" The executive would leap forward, tackling the offending grunt to the ground before proceeding to beat them senseless.

Meanwhile Xurkitree was picking up grunts and chucking them toward the Urshifu. It was hoping the mighty fighter could uppercut them into oblivion or something, but it was not holding its breath for anything fancy. Not that it could hold its breath. It has no lungs.

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"Crush!?"

Oscar's surprised explanation coincides with his fist breaking the nose of poor grunt he had tackled. As the grunt moaned, Oscar realized that he probably went overboard and jumped to his feet. He sidestepped the downed grunt and closed in on Skyler to offer some support--not that she needed any. She was basically taking on a mob of grunts one-handed, which was exactly why this mission was a terrible idea to begin with. No one can just beat Skyler Dross.

Oscar would occasionally get a punch or a kick in, only when a grunt was not totally taken out by Skyler. In between strikes, Oscar would get a chance to correct his dear friend. "Dhalia has--the wrong equipment--if you catch my meaning! I just wanna--be acknowledged--for my efforts--in fighting terrorists!" Oscar grabbed a stumbling grunt by the head and slammed them with his knee, just in time for Urshifu and Xurkitree to make their way back to their respective trainers.

Skyler pointed out their objective, and while Skyler may not have been in a rush Oscar very much wanted to get this over with. He pointed toward the warehouse and shouted to his Xurkitree. "Yo, clear a path to that warehouse!" Xurkitree gave Oscar a salute, its head glowing brightly. A beam erupted from its bulb, sweeping across the beach to dispatch the grunts and pokemon that stood in the way of their target destination.

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Oscar gave a friendly scoff as Skyler praised his initiative. "Psh, you'll need to at least buy me dinner first." Oscar's quip was followed up by another punch to a grunt, which actually pulled a chuckle out of him. Was he having fun? Oh no, he was having fun. This was for sure going to haunt him later, but for now it was time to push forward!

Skyler rallied the other League members into moving toward the warehouse. Oscar eagerly began moving with them, but in his haste he would end up stumbling. Luckily Skyler was there to catch him, but unluckily she would heft him further up until she was carrying Oscar a lot like the barrel on her other arm. Oscar expressed dismay as he was carried off like cargo, "Since when were you this strong? What's your workout routine?"

The band pushed forward, and the few grunts that dared to stand in their way would begin to lose their nerve. Xurkitree would not allow them to get away though, using precise bursts of Signal Beam to take the grunts out of commission. Having thoroughly destroyed the attack Rocket forces, their journey to the warehouse would be a thoroughly easy one.

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Skyler eventually put Oscar down, much to his relief. He did not mind the ride but it was starting to feel weird, like he was a child being carried around by their mother (not that he would know what that feels like, his mom never held him). Oscar adjusted his suit as Skyler dusted him off, and before he could provide any thanks the good captain would have him captured within a half-hug. It was nice, almost felt like old times.

Skyler even said that she was proud of him, which almost made Oscar wince. Considering that he was supposed to be leading the grunts they had just beaten into the dust, well maybe that pride was better placed elsewhere. Oscar swallowed his guilt though, chuckling as he threw his arm over Skyler's shoulders. "We gotta work out sometime, I bet I could show you a thing or two!"

Once they made it to the warehouse, everything would go by in a blur. Oscar helped a get a few things in with the help of Xurkitree, but eventually decided that it was time to vamoose. Despite its lax inner security, Oscar would opt not to snatch anything. Instead he kept the warehouse in mind, perhaps he could attempt another strike after the Ultra Deep Sea campaign was finished. He said his goodbyes to Skyler before flying off into the clouds.

Oscar would return about an hour later, as far down the beach as he could manage to avoid being spotted by the League. He unfortunately had to finish off any living grunts, no witnesses could be allowed to know of what happened here. Once he was done, Oscar ventured back into Ultra Space--not bothering to retrieve his buried outfit.

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+50 (10 per post)
+10 (Assisted Skyler)
+50 (Participation)
+100 (Mission Complete)
+300 (Rocket Loss)
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