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ollie had been surveying the island after his interaction with lam logan and Greyson Connors both, taking off on his own to make sure that there weren't any rockets trying to sneak their way through another entrance on the caves that he knew were on the opposite side of the island. he made a quick text to Michael Navidson, making sure that there wasn't anything that the town's gym leader needed him to do.

[break][break] however, on his way there, battle broke out. ollie immediately ducked from a stray flamethrower — nearly singing his hair in the process! the head ranger is quick to get on the comms —

[break][break] "penny, are you there? there's - " but his words to councilwoman PENELOPE LIVY is cut off as he spots an unfamiliar figure. oh no! a civilian, getting caught in the crossfire? "wait a sec! i'll be right there. just give me a few!"

[break][break] ollie scrambles over to where he sees the unfamiliar figure, ducking from a stray SEED BOMB just as his dragonite protects them with a shimmer of SAFEGUARD.

[break][break] "hey, you ok?"

[break][break] emerald eyes, genuine as can be, are bright with concern.

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her conversation was cut short by the exploding seed bomb. she cursed to herself, wondering bitterly who had fired it off while she stood there amongst the league.[break][break]

though his voice was not familiar, his face was. after neglecting to catch up on the league’s top forces and failing to recognize Michael Navidson when she’d met him, she had skimmed files and become freshly familiar with important authorities.[break][break]

”mr. morales.” she smiled. ”fine, thanks to you.”[break][break]

was he as familiar with her own face, or would the wig be enough to fool him? she prepared to reach for a pokeball just in case.[break][break]

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ollie's smile is beaming when he looks at her.

[break][break] he treats her like any other league agent, because that's who he sees her as. his nose wrinkles, though, at the mention of that name. mr. morales. ew.

[break][break] "it's ollie - mr. morales is my pa."

[break][break] he gives a soft laugh, which is cut off when another SEED BOMB flare goes off. they should get to safety. with a nod towards her, he leads her deeper into the cave or at least somewhere there is better cover.

[break][break] "by the way, what's your name?"

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her smile remained as she corrected, ”ollie, then.”[break][break]

ollie did not seem to realize who she was. good. she would try to keep it that way.[break][break]

she was grateful when he led the way out of the line of fire and deeper into the cave. “thank you.”[break][break]

perhaps the tera crystals and dream mist would give her an opportunity to slip away peacefully, regardless of the effectiveness of her disguise.[break][break]

his question was met with a long-used identity, confidently rolling off her tongue. ”monday amsel. i’m a scientist.” a hand was offered to shake.[break][break]

”pleasure to meet you, though i wish it were under more peaceful circumstances… but this new island is exciting, don’t you think?”

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"monday?" his brow arched. "nice name."

[break][break] he gave a soft chuckle.

[break][break] "don't tell me - you have siblings named tuesday and wednesday?"

[break][break] the head ranger's lips quirked in an amused smile, as he met her hand for a firm handshake. ollie didn't know much about scientists in the league, outside of the ones he met. he wondered how that Kaname Fujihara was doing.

[break][break] had illeana reyes ever gotten her jellyfish?

[break][break] "exciting? ehhh." ollie glances around at the dark tunnel, and the crystals that pried out of the stones. it reminded him of his trip with Yujin Ha. "i guess!"

[break][break] "though," he smirked. "probably more interesting for you scientists right? what are y'all looking for anyway?"

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was he making fun of her name? lucky for him, it was a fake name, and he had a nice smile.[break][break]

”it’s true.” she smiled back.[break][break]

her hand fell away again and she followed his gaze into the dark tunnel where crystals glowed. it seemed people were even less fond of them now than they had been before she’d left.[break][break]

”whatever’s there, i suppose. there are so many pressing questions about hoenn’s phenomena. when something peculiar like this happens, it’s difficult not to think perhaps somewhere within all the new questions we’re sure to have is an answer we’ve been looking for. it’s all linked together.”[break][break]

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'she has a nice smile,' the thought passes, followed by the curious one of why he didn't seem to recognize it. then again, he was sure, illeana reyes and Eva Morales had many assistants, so it was easy to miss one or two.

[break][break] he might have to ask Kaname Fujihara if he knew her!

[break][break] the words that spilled from her lips were confusing and pretty and intelligent — all things that someone like ollie wasn't too familiar with. he appreciated it all the same.

[break][break] "the work you do for the league is well-appreciated," he said, bobbing his head with a nod. he leans back, rubbing the back of his neck. "can't say i understand most of it."

[break][break] emerald eyes glimmer as he looks back at her.

[break][break] "what is the answer you're looking for then?"

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what was it about rangers? she thought of Sénon Game briefly, one who had once been in ollie’s position. he hadn’t been spotted in a while. hopefully he was alright.[break][break]

”the answer i’m looking for?” she thought on it a moment, before shaking her head. ”there are many. but i suppose, most of all, i'd like to know how to stop the impending death of the multiverse. to save our world, and others with it.”[break][break]

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"wait, the death of our what?"

[break][break] ollie knew about it, at least in the abstract. he'd heard people like illeana reyes and his sister Eva Morales talk about it. but all of that went over his head, for the most part.

[break][break] but had he heard this?

[break][break] his brow furrowed.

[break][break] "do you mean the - meteor? isn't that - like - over?"

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she blinked, her attraction fading like a morning fog lifted. what the fuck? does this guy really not know?[break][break]

”erm… well, no. meteno didn’t hit, but stopping it just doomed us all to a worse fate, supposedly. the end is still happening all around us.”[break][break]

a dark way to put it, but surely simple enough to understand: they had not yet evaded the apocalypse.[break][break]

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ollie had, of course, heard about it. either from Eva Morales or illeana reyes, but like with most things that required higher level thinking, he hadn't really tried to look into what it was that had resulted in all of those people being sucked into that alternate, digital dimension.

[break][break] he'd heard that it was the end of the world, but he hadn't wanted to believe it.

[break][break] Eva Morales made him not want him to believe it.

[break][break] "i guess," he said, with a sigh. "but i can't really believe it still."

[break][break] he leaned back, arms folded behind his head, as he stared at the crystals jutting out of the cave above him. his eyes reflected it's technicolor hues.

[break][break] "i guess i can't really wrap my mind around the world ending."

[break][break] he glanced at her. he grinned.

[break][break] "but scientists like you and my sis won't let it, right?"

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perhaps not dumb, then, but simply in denial, with his head in the sand, as were so many other hoennians.[break][break]

"i think it's difficult for a lot of people."[break][break]

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”ah, your sister’s a scientist? what does she study?” she asked, still mostly attempting small talk. perhaps it would give her away, for she surely should have known, having supposedly come along with the league. however, it had gone unnoticed by her that the head ranger’s name was the same as the head professor's.[break][break]

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"huh?" he blinks, confusion furrowing his brow. wasn't it obvious?

[break][break] "oh," he says, straightening his back as he lets out a laugh. a furl of hair falls across his forehead, and he pulls at it, grinning boyishly. "i guess we don't look that alike anymore."

[break][break] ollie walks back towards the scientist. she was pretty, up close.

[break][break] a hand slides into his pocket.

[break][break] "when i was a kid, i used to be blond. us and all our brothers, we were just a whole blond army." he chuckles. "but i'm Eva Morales's brother! i'm a morales, through and through."

[break][break] "but i died my hair. i wanted - " his eyes clouded over briefly. "i wanted to look more like my pa."

[break][break] "looking like ma made me sad."

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