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Only a few days after his conversation with Cillian Quinn at the open bar in the submarine's main foyer, Zev found himself seated there again, one hand wrapped around a whisky glass. He had just finished another meeting in the laboratory; a drink on the way out seemed like a good idea.[break][break]

Footsteps drew him from his thoughts. Glancing over, Zev saw a familiar face, even though he hadn't crossed paths with the person in a while.[break][break]

"Beckett."[break][break]

Zev took another sip from his glass, wondering if the underboss had read his report yet. If Theo had any concerns he wanted to voice, as Cillian had.

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theo has, in fact, read the report. multiple times, actually, as the information within it is critical and could very well prove to be the difference in the future.[break][break]

"harcourt."[break][break]

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The bartender promptly poured drinks for both men. Zev finished the rest of his first drink in one swig and set the empty glass down. He did not, however, pick up the second glass yet.[break][break]

"Better than ever," he said to Theo.[break][break]

And it was the truth. Ever since Zev shed the inane civilian persona that shackled him to humanity's mundanity, he felt more like his real self than he had in the past four years.[break][break]

The Rocket Beast tilted his head at his superior, though the thought of existing on a hierarchy below others tasted like ash from a cold hearth on his tongue. "What are you up to these days?"[break][break]

Perhaps the question came off as small talk, but it was not. Zev was curious to know what exactly underbosses did with their time.

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his glass is not picked up yet either. it sits between them, whiskey imported from kanto that is housed within a glass. a sphere of ice chills within it.[break][break]

"recruitment, mostly, as we lost far too many on the resurfaced island, something i'm sure you're aware of. but i wanted to talk about you."[break][break]

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A single nod of his head indicated that Zev was indeed familiar with the recent losses of their ranks. Grunts were easily replaced, however, no matter if they were lost through death or defection.[break][break]

"Well enough. I think the lie would be obvious if I said there wasn't an adjustment. At least we benefit from not being nearly beaten to death like Cross was."[break][break]

Not that Zev could die. As long as he was armored, anything that struck him with enough force broke on impact.[break][break]

The Beast finally picked up his glass and took a sip, waiting to see if Theo would probe further about Zev's mental state, as Cillian had, or if the underboss had a different set of questions to ask.

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"at least there's that."[break][break]

he has not forgotten how quickly their meeting had dissolved into chaos nor how quickly they had turned on jayden cross. not that he blames them, of course, as survival is their number one priority; everything else comes secondary.[break][break]

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Theo's question took Zev back to the meeting at the Cave of Origin before he and the other upper brass had been interrupted by Chien-Pao. declan walsh had asked that same question to start off the discussion.[break][break]

"I believe the consensus had been the DRK Triad," Zev said, half-turning in his seat to look at Theo. A flicker of annoyance had entered his face, but it was not directed at the underboss. "We know the least about them, and they have powers unknown to us."[break][break]

Not for the first time since his return from Ultra Space, Zev's thoughts turned to the way the woman in black had done nothing to deflect his attack, yet he hadn't been able to touch her. His expression darkened at the memory.[break][break]

"Or has leadership decided there is an even bigger threat?" he asked Theo, referring not only to him but to the other underbosses and Walsh as well.

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"powers unknown to us."[break][break]

theo does not speak on behalf of the other underbosses, walsh, nor kanto, but his tenure carries enough weight that he can be excused for making it seem as though he does. he is, after all, one of the longest-serving rockets in the hoenn branch, rivaled only by the likes of declan walsh.[break][break]

"that's how i feel about you now, harcourt. you may have written a report but there is still too much we don't know."

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The implication of Theo's words was obvious: Zev himself could be the gravest threat to Team Rocket if he did not cooperate. If he was not forthcoming with information. And if the crime syndicate deemed him such, he would face enemies at every turn.[break][break]

A flash of dark crystal rippled across his left cheek and vanished just as quickly.[break][break]

"We understand your caution, Beckett, but we are not interested in being your enemy," Zev said, his tone distant and cold. "In fact, we have a common enemy in the DRK Triad. Possibly others."[break][break]

The memory of an enormous, skeletal body dripping with poison flashed across his mind.

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"not now, perhaps, but who's to say that won't change?"[break][break]

we, zev says, speaking on behalf of an entity they know too little of; the very same entity responsible for the mass eradication of life.[break][break]

sharing a common enemy may not be enough.[break][break]

"tell me. do you believe your will to be your own?"

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"It is," Zev said without hesitation. "Don't mistake me for one of those mindless Megalopolans scattered throughout the Ultra Wilds."[break][break]

His nose wrinkled slightly and his tone took on an undercurrent of disgust as he mentioned them, and not only because of their mental state. The memory of the Megalopolan assault upon his patron was still fresh in his mind.[break][break]

They deserved death, one way or another.[break][break]

"It benefits no one, least of all Necrozma, if we are a liability," Zev continued, before pausing to drink again from his glass. "People have always described Avatarship as a contract. Two parties making an agreement.[break][break]

"In a way, it's not so different from the way you used to employ us, back in Kanto. I worked on your behalf, but I had my own mind."

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you aren't yet, he wants to say, because there may come a day when the darkness would have consumed zev whole, leaving nothing behind but a mindless presence and a lost soul.[break][break]

"and if necrozma told you to kill us, would you?"[break][break]

e pauses.[break][break]

"you would be contractually obligated to, as you said."

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Yes, Zev thought at once, without any doubt in his mind. He'd already wiped out a different civilization as a consequence of his patron's demands.[break][break]

"It's more nuanced than that," he said instead, sighing. "How can I put it into simple words?" The Beast took another sip of his whisky as he mused for a moment, then said, almost casually, "It doesn't care enough to kill you."[break][break]

He didn't know if Theo would find that statement reassuring. But it was an approximation of the truth, even if it wasn't the whole truth.[break][break]

"You're not its target. The devastation it caused here and in Galar was the result of undirected frenzy. Now that I am involved, I can direct Necrozma's destructive nature in support of Team Rocket's goals.[break][break]

"We benefit more from continuing to be your allies than turning you into our enemies. And you do, too."

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they could sit here and argue semantics and discuss goals but the reality is that there's no guarantee either side won't someday turn on each other. goals, ideals, beliefs; they are all ever-changing; fluid and flexible, never static.[break][break]

but there needs to be assurances. an ounce of it would go a long way.[break][break]

"that was not what i asked."[break][break]

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"would you kill us if it told you to, harcourt?"

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"No," Zev relented, the lie constructing itself in an instant. Deflection had not worked, so he fell back on falsehood. "Legendary Pokémon are unpredictable. I've read reports of them rescinding the bonds with their Avatars."[break][break]

He looked Theo in the eye, unflinching, as he gave his measured explanation.[break][break]

"On the other hand, you've provided me with stable employment for a decade. If Necrozma turned on me, a world without our organization is a world where I would have no allies."[break][break]

'You', to make it personal.[break][break]

"I'm not interested in biting the hand that feeds me."

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