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To be honest they didn’t much care what they did. Well okay maybe that wasn’t true. They wouldn’t do anything that would bring harm to their twin. But other than that they didn’t care what he had to do in the name of rocket. After all the things they did was putting them one step closer to getting what they wanted.
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So right now if any of their superiors told them to jump. They would ask how high. Or however the saying went. So when they had been told to procure a new base for Team Rocket they hadn’t so much as batted an eye. They’d just said ’Yes, sir’ and had headed off to do as was asked of them.
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Their partner for the mission howard slayte , they weren’t to sure what to think of him. Wasn’t too sure of his battle prowess. However they didn’t really care who they worked with. Even if it meant them doing all the heavy lifting. They were sure their greninja and crobat wouldn’t care either.
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At current Ares was out of his pokeball ready to protect them from anything. The ninja Pokémon was keeping an eye out for anything that attacked them. That way they wouldn’t have to have their guard up. Though Sage always kept his guard up especially around other Rocket members he didn’t know to well.
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The older males voice grabbed his attention making him turn his head towards the older male. Due to the mask that covered the top half of his face his expression would be hidden. ”Pretty sure that’s why it’s called a secret base,” he pointed out his tone giving nothing away.
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”I’m fine,” he said with a small shrug while ignoring the given nickname. ”And yourself?” he inquired more to be polite since the older male had asked about his own wellbeing than because he cared.[break] howard slayte

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They supposed he had a point. ”Like landmarks,” they said simply with a nod to show they got what the older male was talking about. ”True, though that will make it harder for anyone outside of rocket from accidentally stumbling across it. I think for a base like this as long as someone has a good sense of direction they’ll be fine.” And if someone had a poor sense of direction than they supposed they were screwed unless they were with someone with a good sense of direction.
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Being underground didn’t faze them. But they weren’t overly interested in tunneling so they were content with just reaching the base and doing what they had to do. They knew their partner was interested in this kind of stuff though. They didn’t really see the appeal but saw no point in saying as much.
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The older male mentioned checking on their position and they simply inclined their head. Considering the older male hadn’t had any Pokémon out he had already braced himself for a flash of light that would tell him a Pokémon appeared. A Nosepass appeared and pointed them north. If they remembered correctly they would have to go north by northeast.
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Howard’s words confirmed their thoughts and they nodded. ”Let’s get going then.” They liked to get things done as soon as possible. Having never been the type to procrastinate. Though they didn’t mind getting a feel for their surroundings either. After all one couldn’t be to careful.
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Well they supposed that was one way to go about life. For that they envied the older male a bit. They didn’t feel like they had that kind of luxury to just live in the moment. The older male started talking about excavating before becoming excited over some rock asking if they knew what it means.
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”No.”[break] howard slayte

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Silence greeted the older males words.
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Well obviously it was a rock. But they weren’t sure why he was so excited about some ordinary rock.
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As if the male could read their thoughts. Or as if the silence spoke volumes. Probably the second one, yeah definitely the latter. The older male seemed to come to some sort of realization and explained himself.
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So someone had already messed with this part of the cave then. And had put something here. Was what the older male was saying. And if he was bringing it up it had to be the reason that had brought them here. The secret base.
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”To built a secret base. Probably figured no one would be able to figure out where it was,” they said figuring that was the reason they had put it in such a hard to find location. Probably didn’t think someone who had studied geology would be seeking out their secret base.
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However from what they had been told the base was supposedly abandoned. Seemed a bit strange to go through so much work to abandon it. Unless that wasn’t what happened and something had happened to the person. If so whatever it was the place had been abandoned awhile according to what they’d been told.
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Which reminded them that they needed to be careful. So they made sure they had Poseidon in their line of sight as they continued on around the corner only to find out it was a refurbished tunnel with a metal door at the end. Well if that wasn’t a secret base then they didn’t know what was.
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”Most definitely. Even so best to still be on your guard. Can’t be to sure what could’ve made the secret base it’s home in its time of abandonment,” they pointed out before moving past the the order male when they had been told to go ahead. It didn’t bother them to go first.
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They halted at the door their hand going to their pokeball containing Nightwing as they used their shoulder to push open the door. The door swung open on hinges that made a sound that were akin to the sound of nails on a chalkboard and he resisted the urge to cringe.
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Having pushed down the cringe they let Nightwing out of his pokeball. ”Scout the base a bit. Cry out if there’s anything really dangerous inside if not just return to us so we know we can both enter safely,” they told the crobat. And with that the bat Pokémon flew into the base.
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Of course if there really was anything dangerous inside they would insist on going inside by themselves to deal with it. Since they were unaware of the older males battling capabilities.[break] howard slayte

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They never could figure out how someone like Howard had ended up in Rocket. He was observant enough to know he didn’t seem entirely sold on some of what Team Rocket did. Though it mostly seemed to be directed towards what some of the more violent members did.
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That wasn’t everyone though. One couldn’t demean an entire organization just because of a few people. Sure they’d steal but not everyone was out for bloodshed. And besides it wasn’t like League was filled with a bunch of saints. His parents were testament of that. Not to mention the League had their own violent members, the hypocrites.
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They reached their destination with little trouble and they were able to get the door open. Before deciding to speak. ”The first thing to do will be to oil those hinges. Because that noise will get old fast.” Well faster. The noise was already old to them. But it wasn’t quite to the point of driving them crazy yet.
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After releasing Nightwing from his pokeball and giving it directions they watched as the older male released a Baltoy to help. They listened to the interactions between them unsure what he should think. It wasn’t long before Crumble was sent in to help Nightwing scout. Hopefully it wouldn’t take too long.
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While they waited they leaned back against the tunnel wall. Their attention was focused on the door as they awaited their Pokémon to fly back out or alert them to something dangerous. The older males question had them turning their attention to Howard.
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”Beats me,” they said with a shrug before continuing. ”I don’t ask why something is done, I don’t have a death wish. I’m sure they have their reasons.”
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They could’ve said something else on the subject but Nightwing alighting at their feet made them aware of the bat Pokémon’s return. ”Seems like nothing to dangerous is in there,” they said as they made their way through the door.[break] howard slayte

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Yeah best he cover the report stuff. As the older of the two Howard would probably be expected to do it anyway. ”Good, though I don’t think I’ll be spending much time here myself. I prefer the regular base,” they told the older male. Besides while they didn’t mind Pokémon battles they weren’t to keen on walking into one every time they left.
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Of course that’s not to say it would happen. But considering where they were it was a definite possibility. They supposed if they were into geology it would be a different matter, but to them a rock was just a rock.
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Okay so the older male tells them not to talk talk about getting killed only to pull out a cigarette. ”Says the guy with the cancer stick,” they pointed out dryly, clearly meaning the cigarette. Seriously those things could damage someone’s lungs leading to lung cancer, and eventually the death of the person.
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It didn’t concern them when Nightwing returned alone. They’d given the Crobat clear instructions. Because of this he strolled into the hideout immediately spotting the knocked out zubat on the floor. He moved over to expect them but saw no bite marks to show Nightwing had been out for blood. They were just knocked out.
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Telling Poseidon who had since rejoined them to throw the rest of the zubat out of the secret base they stood back up and took in the rest of the base. ”Workers must’ve built this base. It looks like the kind of place one would live in if they wanted to be close to their work. Probably abandoned it when they stopped working the tunnels,” they said as the took in the bunk beds against one wall and the other stuff around the base.
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Hmmm….yes. Maybe a little too easy. Was it possible that something else could’ve made it’s home here and it was just out? Or were they just being paranoid because of how smoothly everything had gone.
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Unsure rather they were just being paranoid they decided to keep their guard up just in case. ”Don’t get too relaxed. It’s possible that something worse was here and is just out right now,” they pointed out gesturing for Poseidon to stand guard once he had returned.
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”I’ve had Nightwing and Poseidon since I was pretty young. When I got injured a few months ago they were able to track me down. I wasn’t expecting to see either of them again,” they explained unsure if he knew they had been recovering from injuries when they had joined a few months ago.[break] howard slayte

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As the older male waved the cigarette around as one would a wand they wondered what the appeal of smoking was. They didn’t get it. Why would one endeavor in something that could potentially ruin their health. Well they supposed they didn’t really care that much. If Howard wanted to do something that would ruin his health than that was on him.
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Hearing the other males comment they resisted the urge to sigh. ”Why did you even join team rocket? You don’t seem to care for Team Rocket,” they said, keeping their face turned towards the older male. To them his reaction seemed more fitting to a kid being made to do their homework or chores.
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The older male put the cigarette out which they were thankful for. Seriously they weren’t trying to get smoke lung. Yes they supposed that could’ve happened. It was either the finished what they had started, ran out of funds, or the third option being that something had happened to the workers.
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They really hoped it was one of the first two. ”I hope you’re right,” was all they said. They figured they didn’t have to explain the third option. ”And I suppose it would, though I’m not sure if I’d be a fan of the subway. Of course I’ve never been on one to know for sure if I would be a fan or not.”
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The incredulous look they gave him upon hearing what he said would be impossible to notice with their mask. ”Or they had already gone out before we came. Or the noise could’ve drawn anything towards our location,” they pointed out their tone practically monotone as the stated facts. Jeez hopefully he wasn’t going to completely let his guard down.
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When the older male apologized he tilted his head to the side. ”Why? It’s not like you’re the one that hurt me?” they pointed out. ”Yes well I’m sure they had some way of knowing that something had happened to me. Probably some intuition, but yeah I suppose I am lucky in that regard.”
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They regarded the other male wondering what they should say. ”Yeah, if I had to hazard a guess I would say I was in the final stages of recovery.” While they would admit to having been injured they wouldn’t go into detail about the injured state they’d been in when they joined.[break] howard slayte

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So he had money problems? That was the main point of him joining? Because what they were getting from he had said he had sold out his belief’s because he needed money. When they hadn’t had any money they had immediately resorted to stealing to get by, it made them wonder why they hadn’t considered stealing.
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Sure stealing was wrong. But if it was survival it was understandable. Probably would’ve been better than him joining a criminal organization. But then again they didn’t have any room to talk as they had joined said organization themselves. But their reasons were much more complicated and darker than that.
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”If you were low on fonds why didn’t you just steal? Or was it not about survival? You had enough to cover food so it wouldn’t have been about survival. Was that what it was?” they inquired, talking more than they normally would. They just wasn’t sure they understood money being a leading factor.
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They listened as he spoke of team rocket and only team rocket liking team rocket and about being tools and shrugged. ”It’s just the way of the world. People using people. Some do so without realizing it while others are completely aware of the fact they’re using people. Humans are notoriously selfish creatures, some are just better at not allowing it to show.”
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Yeah team rocket weren’t filled with the best of people but not everyone in rocket was evil while not everyone in the league were good. ”There’s good and evil in everyone. The league aren’t a bunch of saints, they have their own share of bad people. Though they would probably like to claim otherwise,” they said with a shake of their head.
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Hearing what he said they opened their mouth but couldn’t think of anything that probably would’ve come off as anything but an insult. So they shook their head and closed their mouth. They didn’t really understand being guilty over something you didn’t do.
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Since Poseidon was standing guard they decided to check out the furniture that was already in the secret base. ”We should make sure this furniture is actually still useable,” the teen told the older male.[break] howard slayte

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