Ten civilians....He frowned from beneath his helmet, they were hardly a fight for him at his current stage. Though that hadn't been the real reason he had his squad attack, and apprehend them. Amor wanted to question them to see if they had seen traces of the strange Pokemon that were rumored to be around. Amor wanted one for himself, and so he had been planning on questioning them when they got back to headquarters. As long as they cooperated he didn't intend to harm them....Much....People could be surprisingly stubborn for no good reason.

He had a small squad of grunts with him, they were working on gathering up the last of the captives into one spot. The only pokemon around the current site were the ones who belonged to the grunts. Several Crobat, and a Houndoom lingered in the area. All of them were currently unaware of their secret voyeur.

"Alright enough dallying...." Came the dissonant robotic voice as he tilted his head for the entourage to head out, and with the tied up hostages they began to make their way ahead to a place unknown. The Crobat circled around them, and some of the Houndoom lead the way while a few stayed at the back. For his part Amor was in the middle so that he could react to any situation that might arise anywhere around him. "As long as none of you try to escape I promise you that you won't be harmed....Should you try to escape however....I will take away who you are as penance." Came the threat to the civilians as they walked around, though none of them could possibly fathom the severity of that threat.

Several of the grunts looked uneasy at his words, but they said nothing as they continued onward.

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Chaos is what ensued during their escort as a strange pokemon that he wasn't entirely familiar with began to tear through the rank, and file pokemon that were surrounding them, and he just turned to come face to face with a....Cobalion? That was his initial thought, however the movements were off, it didn't look entirely natural in the way it was stampeding towards him, but his first thought was that it was Melody Miro who had come to face him. In a flash a knight was at his side, a Gallade with both of it's blades extended. A Gallade specifically designed to destroy her defective sword of justice.

"Lockdown Protocol, begin." He gave the command, and a large purple eye would surround the area they were in, and affect the Iron Crown as Mean Look took hold. This wasn't the real deal, but Amor could test his tactics on this creature to see how they matched up. With it now unable to flee or return to it's ball, the blades on both of his Gallades arms extended, and began to glow as it attempted to hack at the mechanical marvel with a Sacred Sword.

This would be a good test of himself now that he was somewhat whole again....The Houndoom, and Crobat that were already knocked out weren't going to be helpful, and he just made a 'tch' noise.

"Surround the hostages, keep them away I'll deal with this pest." Came the robotic voice as his grunts moved quickly to his orders, and he looked off in the direction of where this strange pokemon came from. "You may as well come out now that the element of surprise is no longer with you....If you do I promise you no harm will come to those civilians, however if you don't....I cannot guarentee their safety." A simple yet effective threat.

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TLDR
Gallade appears!
Gallade uses Mean Look to trap Iron Crown!
Gallade attacks Iron Crown with Sacred Sword boosted by Sharpness!
Seraphim threatens the unseen assailant!

Yuina Higashi

The girl emerged from the bushes with another pokemon, but this one he was familiar with. It was a heatran, and he just chuckled a bit as she attempted to stand tall before him.

"Are you sure it's wise to dare someone like me? But look at you....You seem to have grown a bit more backbone since the last time we met. Tell me is it all these faux legends that give you that bravodo, girl....? Or is it something else...." He questioned her as their two other pokemon clashed. Sword against horn. "Unfortunately for you, I'm a man of my word....You showed yourself so they are safe....For now...." The robotic, and dissonant words would drift from the mechanical armor towards her.

Belus, the Gallade for his part would emit a strange purple aura that would seem to spread across the field once again similar to his Mean Look, but this time he was using Imprison the second part of the Lockdown Protocol he had been ordered to initiate. To seal off the moves of his enemy should they possess the same ones he did. At least one move in particular, Amor liked to prevent his enemies from using. Still focused on the enemy in front of him his blades would extend once more into another Sacred Sword in order to attempt to hack away at the Iron Crown.

The Heatran was an interesting choice, but Amor knew it's type, so he would choose perhaps an unorthodox choice to deal with it. In another flash of light his Zeraora, Stryker would appear, but wouldn't take to the field until she ordered her Heatran to do something.

"You've not even learned how to use them properly, and yet you brandish them like a child would a new toy...." He spoke to her with a hint of condescension. It was hard to believe that they had just had a pleasant conversation over cocoa not that long ago with how he was treating her. "Don't worry....I'll teach you another valuable lesson...."

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TLDR
Gallade uses Imprison! Which means if any enemy pokemon know the same moves as him they are unusable!
Gallade uses a Sharpness boosted Sacred Sword on Centos again!
In preparation for Heatran Amor releases his Zeraora!
Amor taunts Yuina!

His head snapped in the direction of the roar it wasn't the first time he had heard it, but due to it he had missed out her little prank, and he frowned a bit. Her attack ceased, and she was now offering herself up like a sacrificial lamb. A brow quirked from underneath his helm, and he frowned.

"What makes you think you are worth ten people?" The cold robotic tone seeped through the air towards her. "If they leave they have a better chance of alerting help than you due to their sheer number....Despite how easy you tore through the grunts earlier....For you to just surrender like this...." An annoyed click of his tongue as he regarded. "I'm disappointed in you....Regardless of all that....I don't think you're worth ten lives." He stated to her simply, and he drew his blade, and put it at the nearest hostages neck.

"But I'm nothing if not a sporting man....I'll give you ten chances to convince me of your worth....Each time you fail....Well I don't have to tell you...." The dissonant, and calculated voice rang through. If there was any emotion in his voice it was hidden well due to the voice changer he used. If he was lying, or bluffing it was a guess since his armor hid his face so well. "So do try your best...." The person that he held his sword too was a middle aged man, probably someone with a family.

Just a victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but that wouldn't change his fate should she fail to save him. There was another reason he was being like this, her face, her demeanor....Even the time they spent together when he wasn't antagonizing her. It bothered him that she looked so much like her. It was almost infuriating....

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He listened to what she said without moving a single inch, his blade staying close to the neck of his hapless victim.

"I see....You've become so important in a short time...." The problem was that he didn't really care about how important she was, he wanted answers, and if she couldn't provide them then she was worthless to him. "Allow me to clarify something as you seem to have gotten the wrong impression....I'm not kidnapping these people to torture them for fun, or anything of the sort. I require information, and they were nearby of what I was searching for." The cold, and calculating words cut through the air as quick as his sword before he sheathed it. A thin line of red on the mans pale skin, but otherwise he was unharmed, and still breathing.

"However I can't have these people alert the League....So I'll accept your proposal after I am done. I suggest you don't interefere." In a flash of white a Beeheeyem appeared, and it started with the man whom he had just threatened. The dots on it's forehead glowed with psychic energy, and the mans eyes lit up before he collapsed against the nearby wall. Then it moved on to the next person. "A very useful pokemon when you don't want a trail left...." His gaze returned to her, his Gallade still imposing itself between the pair. "Your jobs are over, return to base go over the intel we have gathered. I will tend to our guest...." He ordered the grunts who would soon leave the pair of them alone.

When his Pokemon was done he looked over at the people, and then spoke to his pokemon.

"You only removed what was necessary, correct?" His pokemon gave a nod of affirmation before being returned in a flash of red. "Good....Now come here girl....I will have to bind your hands. Any funny movements, and it won't be pleasant for anyone here, understand?" He explained to her, and he waited for his newest prisoner.

Yuina Higashi

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He waited expectantly for any form of treachery the closer she got, but he found none at least for the moment. Pulling out plastic ties he bound her hands together, and when he was sure that she was bound properly he turned his back on her. There was still nothing preventing her from grabbing a pokeball should she really try, but he didn't seem to view her as a threat for the moment. Returning his Zeraora to it's ball the only thing left was his Gallade.

"Stay close...." He said to her as his Gallade put a hand on her shoulder, and then his, and in an instant they were gone. They were now on the inside of a tent somewhere in the middle of the area. It had a cot, and few amenities, but there was a table with some chairs. "Sit...." He commanded her, and his Gallade left to stand in front of the tent to prevent them from being interrupted. Walking over he picked up what could only be called a sketchbook, it was well worn, and should she be near the table he would open it, and spread out three sketches in front of her.

One was of a blue pokemon that stood on it's hindlegs, it vaguely resembled the mythical Suicune. Another was a red pokemon with a shield like horn on it's head that resembled Entei. The last was a yellow pokemon with a long neck that resembled Raikou.

"Have you seen any of these creatures? If you have where, what were their abilities? Tell me everything you know of them." It would appear that these pokemon were important to him than torturing her. If he noticed her tears, how frozen she was to be near him he paid it no heed. He was here for a purpose, and he would not be swayed from it by anyone. "If you have been here as often as you stated, you should have some inkling...." Unless she had lied to him.

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He listened to her words the helm doing nothing to relay any feelings or emotion of the face beneath it. Instead he stood there quietly as if drinking in the few words that she had just spoken to him.

"I see....I suppose that makes sense then I will have to search there next." He said to her, and walked over to a table in the corner, and from a pitcher he poured something into a glass, and came back over, and sat the glass in front of her. A dull golden liquid was within it. If she took the time to sniff it, she would recognize it as lemonade. "Well if you were just any other person I'd simply put you to sleep, and haul you off....But that isn't the case, you are quite special aren't you Ms. Higashi...." He said to her, and sat back in his chair across from her.

"Or would you prefer to be called Ms. Cander?" Came the simple words from his lips as he observed her from underneath his helmet, and after that question he didn't speak, and he let a comfortable silence fall over them. Until she spoke or said something he wouldn't say another word instead choosing to fold his arms across his chest, and simply watch her reactions from underneath his helm.

It wasn't often that he could be taken for a ride, it wasn't often that someone could pull one over on him. He trusted his gut, his instincts, they were usually right. Even if she had no clue who she was, even if she had lied to him during their more amicable meetings, Amor never forgot a face. Not the face of his children in that alternate Galar, not the face of his beloved fiance, and he didn't forget the face of the woman he had met in Unova....

However he was done playing coy with her.

"What will you do....?" he thought silently to himself.

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