the system powered on, delivering them to a familiar simulation–at least to lulu.[break][break]

”that’s the woman who helped nisa holo escape, when we had her for interrogation.”[break][break]

she considered their options, and what had happened last time. they were not meant to be perceived in this realm, supposedly, but they’d already been noticed again, right off the bat.[break][break]

so were they truly there? the idea occurred to her. an idea occurred to her that she would share later about alternate universes. for now, seemingly safe within the rks system, she opted to test out a different action than last time.[break][break]

”let’s see what happens if we attack,” she suggested to kepler. then, louder to a porygon already in the system, ”p-01: psybeam.”[break][break]

attack them

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[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-porygon"]

”oh, yes. same day, in fact.”[break][break]

the unown and surely some mysterious technology had made the dark triad especially slippery.[break][break]

the white-haired lady was struck by the psybeam, as thunder rained down around her and her company. lulu’s eyes narrowed curiously at their obscuring veils. ”that's odd. do you see those shadows?” there was the strange sensation of peering at a reflection she could no longer claim.[break][break]

a tri attack fired off, frost collecting on the woman’s glove for a split second before the violent blast of hidden power ended their experience. the system delivered them elsewhere.[break][break]

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”bbeg energy?” was she missing something? how could there possibly be an energy the drk triad possessed that rocket knew about and had not come to her attention? was she really that out of the loop now?[break][break]

unhappy eyes soon rested on the handsome face of their new company. she followed his gaze to the item in their possession, and found she was familiar with some of its elements. she had built bombs many times before.[break][break]

she looked up at kepler. ”that looks aggressive. there must be a reason for it…”[break][break]

she could only imagine that, for whatever the purpose, they were aiming to drop the bomb into the volcano. surely, something that would wreak havoc on the area. more destruction at their hands.[break][break]

”but let’s be peaceful.” this time around. perhaps they stood a better chance at getting information that way.[break][break]

aid him

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”oh.” her irritation faded again, and with his next words, she agreed, ”yes, that’s it does feel a bit like that.”[break][break]

it was why she was skeptical of the man in front of them, but they aided him nonetheless, turning over the bomb in their possession and listening to this dire situation in this place as they looked over smoking destruction below.[break][break]

moltres. funny that he mentioned it so quickly after their conversation about the border. her eyes flicked briefly towards kepler.[break][break]

so, here, the legendary had sided with team rocket. here, the factions were still fighting. perhaps this was their future.[break][break]

moving forward with their decision, they set up defenses.[break][break]

set up defenses

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[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-porygon"]

she assumed that farhan had meant zapdos, or even articuno. ”maybe because they’re trying to win the moltres’ favor,” she suggested, as their surroundings began to shift once more.[break][break]

all thoughts of volcanoes and birds faded withsigns of earth. they flew through the stars, elsewhere.[break][break]

”ah, i was hoping to get back to this one again!” almost cheery, she dove into a swift and thorough investigation of the ship. swiping up a familiar note, she confirmed that still it was headed for the same mysterious place as the times before.[break][break]

”the ‘ascended hall of origin’.” it sounded about as divine as a place ever could. she offered the note to kepler, her excited amber eyes already scanning the next article. ”it's where we’re headed.”

but they wouldn’t make it there, because of the hand that was reaching for them through the stars with omnipotent precision. it was only a matter of time before–crash![break][break]

”it’s an arceus! it’s going to try to take us. let it, if you like. i went with it once.”[break][break]

the banging continued as the ship was destroyed bit by bit, metal fragments drifting away into the vastness of space. death was inevitable.[break][break]

”although, i think i might rather fight this time.”[break][break]

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