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Her night was long, and her day was even longer, after an emergency operation that took up every second of her night away, Naia found herself locked in the office chugging down coffees and energy drinks to keep her afloat the monotonous task of organizing contracts and papers. And now she found herself strolling down route 110, making way to the designated meeting location of her new partner on this mission.

[break][break]It's simple and as far as Naia was concerned had barely any chance of resulting in senseless fighting and group murders like every other of her missions. Since it was just Pokémon hunting Naia had already released three of her own Pokémon, her uncreatively named Zweilous named Zwei, Nat her Thievul and the one who was proudly leading the group, Colie her Zorua. It was nice to see Colie get some of her spunk back after the mission at the docks, if Naia had it any other way she wouldn't have shown her such a gruesome fight as an indication of what their futures will be like, but maybe it had it's benefits.

[break][break]As Naia approached the destination she couldn't help but notice how quiet everything was, or at least she assumed so. The sound of her beating heart rang in her ears like a drum, a concerned hand reaching up to her chest to feel it's rhythm before continuing it's path to her neck. It felt faster than normal, but it wasn't like she was nervous and definitely she wasn't experiencing anything romantic.

[break][break]An uneasy restlessness was starting to take hold of her, so much so that even when she had to stop moving she needed to keep moving somehow. She found whenever this happened the best outlet had always been her phone, but strangely even then she was finding it hard to concentrate on any one thing..

[break][break]She wasn't superstitious but.. maybe this was an omen or something.

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[attr="class","skulloverlap"]BUT HOLD YOUR BREATH, GUESS WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW?

[attr="class","skullbody"]Words were conscious. Words were chosen. Bar sudden slip-ups, or mutterings when nobody else was around, every word had a hint of intentionality behind it. If you were trying to judge someone solely based on their words, you were judging them on their terms, playing by their rules.[break][break]

Body language was another thing entirely. It spoke what lied beneath, and it spoke volumes. What, then, was Isaac's takeaway when he arrived on the scene, only to see his partner for the mission giving herself an impromptu pulse check?[break][break]

For the time being, he observed the scene from up in a tree. He'd arrived earlier than his partner, after all, and the last thing he wanted to do was be caught lingering around the scene of the mission in full Rocket uniform. At least from here he could serve as a stakeout while he waited for his partner to arrive. Now that she was here, though, it was time to reveal himself.[break][break]

"Hey. You all good down there?" he asked, voice soft enough to avoid startling but just loud enough to be heard through the treeline. Once he'd half checked on Naia, half announced his presence, he hopped down from the branches to meet her in the flesh. "Area's been clear for the last fifteen, so that should be one less thing on our plates to worry about."[break][break]

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"Hey. You all good down there?"

[break][break]Jitters. But no chest pain. She took in a quick breath to see if she was experiencing any shortness of breath, but no she was fine there too. No discomfort else where and she wasn't feeling nauseous.

[break][break]"Yes." The flat tone of her voice hinted at tiredness, however it also showed that there wasn't any panic or fear. Obviously because she was confident to say she was at least not having a heart attack.

[break][break]"Area's been clear for the last fifteen, so that should be one less thing on our plates to worry about. The name's Isaac, by the way. Good to meet ya."

[break][break]Her eyes raised from her phone to study over the speaker, he looked a lot younger than she expected, but then again if her mother could attest to anything; looks can be rather deceptive. As she'd duck down slightly to put her phone into her back pocket, her Zweilous took this as an opportunity to nip and lick at her cheek, a pin prick of dread and annoyance causing Naia to instantly push the Pokémon's head away. While she more than trusted them to watch her back, she also knows they would be the first one to eat her up if she went down.

[break][break]The last she wanted was to give them a teaser.

[break][break]"Naia.." She was going to keep it at that but a tinge of guilt came over her face in the form of slightly furrowed brows, her voice starting up again but with more hesitation, "N-nice.. to meet you too."

[break][break]It wasn't that she disliked them, she honestly didn't have a personal opinion of them yet, but she was tired enough as is, and that only got worse the longer they stuck around. She just wanted to go in and finish the job up and go somewhere far away. Maybe a café corner or something, just anywhere but here.

[break][break]"Did they say.." she paused, trying to process how to word the question, "..what kind of Pokémon we'll be dealing with?"

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[attr="class","skulloverlap"]BUT HOLD YOUR BREATH, GUESS WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW?

[attr="class","skullbody"]Such a curious reaction to her own Pokemon's affection. Isaac was lucky that his skull mask concealed his raised brow as he witnessed the little shove. She didn't seem like the type to be cruel to a Pokemon. In fact, the shove almost seemed more reflexive than anything, absent any of the cruel words or follow-up strikes a particularly nasty trainer. Was she just uncomfortable around that sort of affection? Or was there something instinctual causing her to flinch?[break][break]

Maybe she was just shy. She seemed equally hesitant to talk to Isaac, voice uncertain and brows furrowed. He made a mental note to keep this mission on the quieter side, if only for his partner's comfort.[break][break]

Not while there was intel on the table. "Well, we're on Route 110," Isaac said. "That means fighting and flying types." Bad luck for his partner, who appeared to be somewhat of a Dark specialist. Luckily, Isaac made sure to have her covered.[break][break]

With a casual toss, Isaac sent out an Espeon and a Jolteon. The two Eeveelutions cheerfully barked Naia's way before loyally returning to Isaac's side. Isaac gave his Espeon a few scritches behind the ear as she nuzzled up to his leg, eventually prompting the jealous Jolteon to basically but his head into Isaac's other hand. "Figured I'd hedge my bets and bring a team that could take on either."[break][break]

The Secret Base was somewhere around here. All they'd need to do was search through the thicket of trees by the route's edge and find the secret clearing contained within. "This your first time clearing out a Secret Base?" he asked, figuring he'd at least get a bit more intel out of the girl as they worked. The more he knew before it was Go Time, the better.

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"Well, we're on Route 110. That means fighting and flying types."

[break][break]"Oh.. Right."

[break][break]She'd look down at her two other Pokémon, her braining trying to do mental gymnastics on who had what kind of moves and which would do the best out of her cast. Perhaps fatigue was catching up on her since normally this wouldn't have been much of a feat--another sign she should just wrap this up. Regrettably her Zorua looked so excited to show it stuff off, especially at the introduction of two other Pokémon in their midst.

[break][break]"Colie, Nat, Come."

[break][break]Colie at least knew what this meant, and rushed over to Naia's side the look of distress evident on it's little face. Naia would have crouched down to get at their levels, offering a light but quick pet on their heads, and even after Zorua did it's best to plea it's deal by throwing it's small paws on her knees and barking, Naia would still send them back into their pokeballs. She at least believed that her Zweilous would be fine, and her next pokemon..

[break][break]She'd roll out her next Pokémon, an Espurr, and one that when it was summon she'd coil her arms around without missing a beat. From here she should have got back up again, but her legs felt like lead for a quick moment, the extra struggle she needed to fully get back up again wasn't a good sign at all. Having squeezed her Pokémon as she got up, Jude would give her a small 'pur' as it's typical warning for her not to go any further, it's stare locked on Issac.

[break][break]"This your first time clearing out a Secret Base?"

[break][break]Naia would nod, loosening her grip on Jude to make him more comfortable. "I've been on a smuggling and defector mission.. I just wanted something..."

[break][break]Nicer? Easier? Simpler? did any of those words really match a Rocket mission, "..straightforward. You?"

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[attr="class","skullbody"]Naia's movements were heavy and sluggish. Her Espurr's stare was focused and his voice was pleading. There was definitely something up here. Nevertheless, Isaac listened to her musings. It sounded like the last two missions she had been on were more intense than she bargained for, and she wanted something where what she saw was what she got.[break][break]

"Not a lot of that around these parts," Isaac said, a sad smile on his face. Perhaps a year ago, things would have been a touch more simple. Rocket had just come under new management thanks to Declan Walsh. They were calling attention to the League's failings and putting on the appearance of filling the vacuum they left behind. They'd made so much of an impact that the League pushed for a counter-initiative just so they'd stop looking so bad.[break][break]

With the invasion of Littleroot, that chance came and went. Now Rocket's mask was off. Kanto veterans grew bored with the strategy. They wanted excitement. They wanted blood. They wanted the "good old days" back, whether they were equipped for it or not. Before, they cleared these secret bases under the veneer of a public good for trainers. Now they cleared them to find their owners, kill and unperson them, and turn them into a series of nodes through which they could stage a proper land invasion of Hoenn.[break][break]

There was nothing straightforward about Team Rocket. Every job pushed an agenda and gave the machine another turn.[break][break]

"Me? I'm just doing what I can."[break][break]

There it was. Through a gap in the treeline, Isaac could faintly make out the construction of a secret base. "Found our mark," he said. "Simple treehouse. Not too much to it. Probably gonna find fighting types in the gardens down below and flying types nesting in the house up above. Shouldn't take us too long to scope this place out."[break][break]

"This'll be our last chance to catch our breath. You sure you're all ready for it?"

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Naia's eyes focused in on the little part of his face that was exposed when he said those words; it seemed that everyone she went on missions with in Rocket were either crazy or guilt driven. The moment that thought came to fruition she couldn't help but avert her eyes from him. As cruel and heartless some may have taken this, Naia didn't care what ripples her missions had on other people; the smuggled pokemon could have been grinded down to it's last grain of salt, and from her latest mission, families could be grieving over missing reports as no bodies were going to be found. And it wouldn't change a thing in her life.

[break][break]"... I'm just doing what I can."

[break][break]She couldn't help but fixate on those words, what did that actually mean? was he a Rocket fanatic that wanted the glory of this organization? Was he just taking on whatever missions that came his way? Was there some unknown special meaning to this kind of mission, a weight that Naia was just not mad aware of.

[break][break]"Found our mark,"

[break][break]It wasn't like she was going to get her answer to her question, as she stood there and listened to his explanation it almost felt like the world around her was tilting. Or maybe it was her moving her head? This strange disconnection between her body and her feelings was strange but it was something she was used to when she was in college, and finally she was getting an answer for her questions earlier. A caffeine crash.

[break][break]It wasn't the first and it surely wouldn't be the last of them.

[break][break]"This'll be our last chance to catch our breath. You sure you're all ready for it?"

[break][break]Was it that noticeable how tired she was? Upon further reflection she noticed that she was taking deeper breaths, almost like her body was fighting her even on breathing. Her eyes dropping down to Jude in her arms to see if he was doing okay.

[break][break]"Yeah.." As far as Naia was concerned her feelings or physical health wasn't as important as results, so as long as she managed to do enough and get the job done, she was fine. While on that thought, she'd take a few steps closer to him, tilting her head to see from the same angle he had been and to possibly catch of glimpse of any stray Pokémon.

[break][break]"Nothing a cup of coffee can't fix later."

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[attr="class","skullbody"]Frankly, if it weren't for the fact that he was on thin ice as is, Isaac would've just called the mission off and sent Naia home. To say she didn't look good was an understatement. However, he was no longer in a position where he could criticize command's orders. He had to play along for the time being and let the consequences fall where there may.[break][break]

Maybe that would be on his shoulders. Oh well.[break][break]

"Then I'll try to make this fast for you." It wasn't Naia's fault. He'd never take his frustration out on the cog when the machine was right there. Instead, he smile was soft and understanding as he parted the way into the treehouse clearing. It was a large, open space around a particularly thick trunk, a three or four room treehouse built atop its branches.[break][break]

A Machamp sat at the base of the tree, sitting in a large, tattered hammock that had been left behind by the previous occupant. A few Machop scuttled around to and fro, bringing food that they had smuggled away from the Slateport outskirts over to their boss. He was content to simply bask in the breeze and the sunlight, lazily scratching himself as the pile of food by his side grew larger and larger.[break][break]

"Well, at least one of us has their life figured out," he deadpanned. Sure, that figured life out was about to be shaken up by an unexpected eviction. But until then? This Machamp was living like a king. "If we're quiet, we might be able to scare the Machop off without waking their boss. But if we end up waking him, we're gonna have a hell of a fight on our hands. Rude as it is, it might be good to get the first strike while he's sleeping."[break][break]

"I dunno. Where's your head at?"

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"Then I'll try to make this fast for you."

[break][break]A twinge of guilt could be seen on her face at his remark, she had spent far too much time in her life being a burden and she didn't want it to repeat now. If anything it was a heavy reminder of where she stood in her abilities, she just needed to push herself more and try harder to succeed. Her tightly pressed lips only loosened slightly under his smile, a second of thought before she'd quickly disregard it.

[break][break]"Well, at least one of us has their life figured out,"

[break][break]She followed close by, trying to stick to his side but doing so she had failed to notice a root underfoot. As to not expend too much of her energy she didn't lift her foot high enough, thus getting the tip of her shoe hooked on a root. She didn't want to make a commotion by falling over and alerting everyone, so a hand would shoot up and grip onto his sleeve.

[break][break]She stayed in that position for a second, the loud beating of her heart ringing in her ears reminding her of her mistake. One second, then two, did she finally let go of his sleeve, now at ease that she wasn't going to suddenly topple over and like a guilty child, she'd avert her gaze again. Her arms pulling her Espurr closer.

[break][break]"If we're quiet, we might be able to scare the Machop off without waking their boss...

[break][break]Naia would look back at her Zweilous, she knew there was no way they could be stealthy, the moment they saw the food there will be a rampage at foot. Plus taking the quiet route didn't necessarily mean that they were going to be scot free, the needed to deal with the head honcho. Maybe.. they could reduce their numbers before then, though.

[break][break]"If we go for stealth Zwei will have to stay behind. At least till we go for the boss. Jude can at least help with defense if things get.. messy."

[break][break]Maybe she should have kept her Colie out, then perhaps they could have used her illusion ability to distract and lead away some of the enemies. Naia's brow would furrow trying her best to think a head, but no matter how hard she thought she couldn't think of anything new.

[break][break]"Lets go with the scare tactic."

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[attr="class","skulloverlap"]BUT HOLD YOUR BREATH, GUESS WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW?

[attr="class","skullbody"]The sudden catch on his sleeve didn't escape Isaac's notice, but he decided not to call attention to it. He did, however, linger for a bit to let Naia right herself. Sometimes, someone didn't need a round of questioning or being forced into the line of fire. Sometimes, all they needed was to a little bit of quiet support.[break][break]

Together, the two drew up a plan. Zwei would be the rear vanguard while the rest of their team pruned a few of the Machop's numbers. "Sounds like a plan to me," Isaac said, a grin on his face. "These guys can be pretty gutsy, but if you outmuscle 'em they fold quick. Shouldn't take too much to scare 'em off. You head to the left, I head to the right?"[break][break]

Isaac, Vivi, and Ivan crept through the underbrush, noticing one Machop carrying a particularly large pile of food. Ivan, hackles raised, fired a barrage of Pin Missiles right towards the top of the pile. As the Machop turned around, he was shocked to see the five apples from the top of the pile pinned to the side of a nearby tree trunk.[break][break]

While he was distracted, Vivi used a burst of Psychic energy to lift the Machop up. It flailed in a panic, food falling in all directions from its attempt at grounding itself. She turned to Machop towards the treeline, charged a bit more psychic power towards his backside, and basically punted the poor Machop towards the forest. Startled, it scampered away into the treeline, not wanting to mess with a powerful psychic foe.[break][break]

One down, one to go. Isaac flashed Naia a thumbs up, then crept up further through the underbrush. Another two Machop were in his sights, and there were still about two on Naia's side as well. So long as they worked together, they'd be scaling the tree in no time.

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"These guys can be pretty gutsy, but if you outmuscle 'em they fold quick. Shouldn't take too much to scare 'em off. You head to the left, I head to the right?"

[break][break]Naia would just give him a silent nod, her eyes dropping to the ground to make sure she didn't step on any twigs or trip again, but when he begun to move she couldn't help but see how quickly he maneuvered the terrain. As Naia made way over to her side, she made sure to periodically check what Issac was doing, she never attempt to scare off a Pokémon, only capture or kill them so it was curious to see a far less violent approach. If anything, this would just reinforce the targets you should go for should always be the trainer.

[break][break]Once Naia made it into position, she'd lightly wipe the sweat starting to form under her chin a for sure sign she was pushing herself a bit far. Dipping her head down towards her Espurr, she'd softly whisper a command near it's closed ear. It never gave a nod of acknowledgement, or really any other sign than lifting it's small paws out towards the closest target, in turn the furthest from their boss.

[break][break]Rings of bright purple energy forms in front of its tiny form, within the millisecond after Jude wiggled one of it's ears a beam of pure psychic energy shoot form and blasted the back of one of the worker Machop, landing PSYBEAM. But even so it wasn't enough to confuse the target, that much was apparent when it looked back into the forest only to be met with the glowing violet eyes of it's attacker.

[break][break]Tension arose as Naia was getting ready to give another command, but to her surprise just like what Issac mentioned earlier the creature instead decide to flee deeper into the forest. Perhaps it had a more coward disposition than Niaa initially intended, but she wasn't completely out of the wood works yet, there was still another and they seemed to have noticed that something was up.

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[attr="class","skulloverlap"]BUT HOLD YOUR BREATH, GUESS WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW?

[attr="class","skullbody"]They'd scared off a third of their foes, but the remainder were starting to catch on. The two Machop on Isaac's side went back to back, raising their dukes as they prepared to cover for each other's asses. While Machop were cowardly on their own, they were braver in groups. At this point, it was unlikely the two of them would be as easily startled as they'd be on their lonesome.[break][break]

Oh well. If it was a fight they wanted, it was a fight they'd get. "Ivan, you get their attention," Isaac whispered. "Viv, you'll know when its showtime." The two Eeveelutions nodded, giving each other a quick nuzzle before Ivan burst out from the brush.[break][break]

Perhaps it would be a surprise to Naia when the Jolteon's preferred tactic was to dive out hindlimbs first, battering a Machop with one paw to the gut and another to the jaw. As it stumbled back, Ivan wheeled around, kicking a fistful of sand and dirt into its companion's face. Blinded and dazed, it charged Ivan to try and whack him with a Karate Chop.[break][break]

Bad move. Jolteon were notoriously fast. The Jolteon whipped away from the Machop, leaving him stumbling from the force of the blow that he'd overcommitted. That made him an easy, off balance target for another round of Double Kicks. One took out the ankle, leaving Ivan free to whack it with a Critical Hit to the head. Was the Machop down for the count? Or just too dazed?[break][break]

Now was Vivi's chance. She lifted up the Machop, gently drifting it towards its companion on a raft of psychic energy. As it shook its daze off, it was surprised to find its KO'd companion dropped into its arms. A pair of glowing eyes from the darkness of the brush, psychic energy streaming off of them, made the image clear. Either the Machop could tend to its friend, or it could be next.[break][break]

It got the hint. The Machop took a few staggering steps back from Ivan, then broke into a run.[break][break]

Naia's own situation would be similarly high pressure. Her Machop, realizing that it was all on its lonesome, fled to the safety of the big bossman. If she didn't act quick, they might end up having a big, heavily muscled problem on their hands!

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It was amazing watching his Pokémon fight, they what Naia could only assume was the confidence and strength to be able to go all out and not fear the outcome. While she on the other hand always operated in schemes and uncertainty. Even now she refused to let Jude go out into the field and always forced him to stay by her side, and even knowing that she couldn't bring herself to let go.

[break][break]It was when she was watching their fight did she notice that occasionally her vision would come out of focus, like static voice in her ears her vision too left like there was some gloss-- some fog. She couldn't recall the last time she had crashed as hard as this, and if it was going to be anything like the last time she needed to act and fast.

[break][break]And thank god she did, during this time she hadn't noticed the Machop on the run.

[break][break]"Jude..!"

[break][break]Rather than before rings didn't form around Jude but instead in all directions around the Machop on the run. It had only the time to look up at the bright light show before from the center of every psychic ring shot out a needle of energy. PSYSHOCK was always a gamble since even though it was a more powerful move it did attack something it had more defenses for. While it did do damage it didn't stop the Machop and seeing how it steeled it's resolve to waken it's boss, the little Pokémon admirably pushed through it's pain to continue it's trek forward.

[break][break]In a panic Naia tried to spring up for action, the sudden raise throwing her brain in a state of emergency. The ground didn't feel solid anymore, but more like she stepped over a suspended blanket, trudging through something pliable but suffocating. Still noticing that the target wasn't attacking back, Jude would slip itself out from Naia's loose grip sending off a last blast similar to what it did to it's companion.

[break][break]Perhaps due to its already weaken mental state and panic it easily succumbed to the effect of PSYBEAM, it's balance completely thrown off and in disarray on what to do next. The little Espurr stared blankly at it's work, giving a small satisficed nod before turning back to it's owner. Rather than try to pull it's owner back up instead it wiggled itself back within her arms, patiently waiting for her to get back up on her feet again.

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[attr="class","skullbody"]Jude struck true, and so too did the little Espurr's confusion. Dazed, the Machop stopped just before rousing its boss with a shake on the shoulder. Isaac, who had just turned his attention back to Naia's situation, sighed in relief as he saw her avert disaster.[break][break]

"Good hustle," Isaac said, giving Naia a gentle, friendly shoulder bump. "We're all done here. Well, almost."[break][break]

Walking over to the pile of food that the first Machop had dropped, Isaac picked up what appeared to be a nice, juicy steak. Creeping up to the Machop, he waved it just enough to get the confused Fighting type's attention. Unable to depend on its eyes, its ears, or even its brain, it instead fell back to counting on its nose. It turned to face Isaac, greedily sniffing the air.[break][break]

"Hey, buddy. You want this?" he whispered, knowing damn well that the Machop was too confused to properly parse what he was saying. Nevertheless, it kept sniffing, greedily grabbing at the air around it to try and catch where it thought the smell was coming from.[break][break]

Once it was close enough, Isaac tossed the steak away. Letting out a startled yelp, the Machomp ran after it, eyes wide and arms flailing. At this rate, it'd stumble into the treeline and end up getting itself lost. But at least it wouldn't be hungry anymore.[break][break]

"Now that's what I call all clear. Nice work out there," Isaac said, turning to the treehouse. "This point, we can probably sneak past the big guy without much trouble. You think it'd be too much of a risk to just start climbing? Or is it better than picking a fight we don't have to?" Poor, sleepy Naia. Maybe all the decisions she was being asked to make would help jolt her awake.

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