"Huh?" Just when they had thought they were making progress, some brave soul decided to show their face. Sylvia had thankfully been wearing the mask from before while looking over in the direction of where the voice came. The grunts she was with had all seized up at the sudden appearance of somebody attempting to stop them, while Sylvia was turned around still trying to push down on the overfilled lid. "Oh, just some rando from the city. Go home, can't you see we're busy?" After a few more times and choice words, Sylvia spun around and got a good look at the man stepping up to the group. He was a pretty serious looking one, the kind that were one of those medieval looking heroes that would bring peace to the realm in one of her books. That only made her all the more curious about him. Her masked visage stood up from trying to slam the chest shut with her ass and sauntered over. Her gait was cool and calculated, her visible mouth formed into a wicked grin.

"You're not like anybody else I've met yet." she said, placing a hand on her hip while nearly bouncing in excitement at what this man might have been able to do. "Look at you! That cute stoic face, the way you just walk up to a battle in which you're outnumbered, even that sense of justice you just have swirling around you!" A pokeball was fetched from her belt as she tossed it between her hands while standing across from him. The air was tense as they must have looked like a hero and masked villain upon meeting for the first time. Sylvia took a dramatic stance and pumped herself up. It was hard to really keep her head in the game with how much she had rolling around in her mind! "You want to play hero and save the day, big guy? Let's see what you got!"

Sylvia threw out a Pokémon from her team out on the field, a Grapploct being called out onto the field. Octavio would pump himself up alongside his trainer, tentacles filling themselves with bulk and muscle as he'd grow slightly larger than he had before. Even if he was primed to attack at a moment's notice and try and subdue this pest from the mission, the girl would await Noel to throw out his pokemon, as if waiting for their battle partner to begin. The grunts stood by at the display, dumbfounded at the decision while they would slowly begin to give them her space.

"Hehe, make this interesting, alright? First impressions mean everything, y'know!"



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Noel's warning fell on deaf ears as the ginger haired woman was nearly bouncing up and down out of excitement at a truly terrifying match between the two of them. Sylvia waited in anticipation at what Pokémon would be the first one out of his handy dandy little Pokémon belt, and it surely was quite the surprise! A Shaymin, and a chipper looking one at that! "Awwww, he's adorable!~" she cooed over the mythical Pokémon sitting before her and Octavio. She knew far better than she let on though. Those little hedgehogs were known for packing a punch, like most rare finds in the wild. So much so that her eager smile never once faded when it began charging a move. Octavio had shuffled a bit at the lack of commands given by Sylvia, but she didn't once budge an inch.

Even at the oncoming SOLAR BEAM flying above her head, not even flinching. Her eyes locked solely on Noel as if he had the long awaited answers to life written all over his face. The sheer strength of attack was confirmation enough that she had found exactly who she had been seeking. The surrounding trees crashing to the ground was just extra credit after the fact. The grunts around her were more moved by the display, freaking out and scattering while Sylvia could only let out another pleased snicker, evolving into a laugh. "Ah, our titular blue hero dares not to strike the villainess down, granting her a chance for surrender from the oncoming battle." She found it so amusing, so pointlessly funny, so...heroic!

He was impressing her, that was for certain.

The other grunts had refused to fight and dropped down to surrender immediately. Sylvia, however, gave no such quarry. She grabbed another Pokeball from her belt and matched the smug aura around Noel. "You've got me all fired up and now you want me to sit it out? Nah, that's not happening. We'll call this a recon round. I gotta know exactly what you can do! So, without further ado..." She threw out another Pokémon as Octavio would launch himself at the Shaymin. The Grapploct was quick to hurry towards his opponent, all his legs moving in tandem while the ones acting as his arms would raised into the air and aim a BRICK BREAK at the Shaymin. Meanwhile, the second Pokémon that Slyvia had summoned formed into a Mawile, then used SWEET SCENT as the air would then began to radiate with enough sugary sweetness that it doubled as a bakery.



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"Villains never play fair. That's like, Rule #1 of being a Villain. Try and keep up, hot stuff~" Sylvia stuck her tongue out and made a taunting face at Noel, almost uncaring about this being technically her best shot at dealing with a powerhouse that was Shaymin. Not that she really cared much, mind you. The Mawile's SWEET SCENT had worked like a charm, using its sugary aroma to distract its opponent long enough for Octavio to land a solid hit against the grassy hedgehog. Their opponent was pushed back fully and left to watch as the two would approach it again, ready to get the fight started for real. The grunts around them had all but fled at this point, with a few straggles being around, frozen in fear and confusion at why this masked woman was playing so laissez faire with such an important mission.

The Shaymin launched itself back into battle at Octavio. The Grapploct had taken its time to size up the tiny legendary just in time for it to assault it with a flurry of punches. The fighting octopus was knocked down by its strength, stunned for the sudden attacks to its body. Thankfully it would know just how to bounce back from this minor setback. Sylvia, meanwhile, looked starstruck at the display, as if she had been seeing some sort of supernatural phenomenon. "You're not just limiting it to the moves everyone else uses?! Hehe, you're full of surprises, my blue hero~"

Suddenly, the Mawile decided it was time to step into the fray! It stepped over to the Shaymin with its own fists glowing a white color, while aiming a SUCKER PUNCH at the Shaymin. Octavio pushed himself back up as well as anchored himself against the ground. With his two front tentacles to aim, he launched an OCTOZOOKA in the direction of the mythical pokemon.



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That shine, that magnificent shining glowing...thingy! Sylvia was quick to look over at Noel's hands as he unveiled his secret weapon before her: a Tera Orb! She hadn't even managed to get one herself and here one was. If only there was a way to snatch that right under his nose! Maybe one of her bug friends could lend some aid in the future and snatch that little thing up! Another noteworthy thing to keep in her old noggin! "I had a feeling you were going to pull something out!" Sylvia chirped, looking pleased as punch, "A last minute tactic to carve your way to victory! How heroic!~" The Shaymin was coated in a crystalline coat that shimmered a myriad of colors around the area, topped off with a trio of flowers that sat in the middle of the little guy's body. With a sudden surge of energy, it used a sudden PETAL BLIZZARD and fended off both attacks with a fearsome whirlwind of leaves gathered from the trees above. Octavio and Onna were thrown away from the sheer force of the leafy shield, taking cover while trying to recoup their energy.

Sylvia was in loooooove!~ Well, maybe not like "love" love, but this guy was proving himself to be the best kind of person that this sorry region needed right now! A true hero, somebody to rise to the call of action and save everybody from the evils of the world! Her eyes latched onto him behind the mask, that grin growing more and more wicked while the woman was giggling in excitement at this fun little battle! "Hehe, you're amazing, Blue! This is way better than some of the other runts in Hoenn so far! But this battle's not over just yet. I think we've got one-"

Her fun was ruined by the sudden blast of fire just missing the Shaymin and its partner. It even spooked Sylvia, who had looked back at surprise at one of the Grunts growing a backbone and deciding to jump into the fray. When the smoke cleared, a blue haired grunt stood there with a Magmortar locked onto the pair. "We got you where we want you now, punk! You think you can just waltz in here and make fools out of Rocket? You got another thing coming!" Two mortar cannons aimed themselves at Shaymin and Noel, clicking back as the Magmortar was ramping up for another attack. "Hand over your Pokémon and call back that Shaymin and you'll walk out of here alive. Any sudden moves and you'll be tomorrow's fried chicken." A smug grin was on his face, ready to soak up in his little victory while a sudden call came from beside him.

"Octozooka!"

The Magmortar cried out in pain, stumbling backwards as several blacky ink projectiles splashed onto his fiery hot skin. The Grapploct had fired off three rounds of the water-type attack at this little brat getting in her way. "What? What are you doing?!" Sylvia glared at the other grunt from behind her mask, slowly walking up as all the excitement had flowed out of her body. "You crazy bimbo! We're on the same team! We had him right where we wanted him and you blew it! The highers ups will-" The once peppy girl was replaced entirely, whose answer to the grunt's question was an audible crack, her fist connecting across his face. He stumbled onto the ground, while Sylvia towered over him.

"Did I ask for back up?" Her tone had taken on a deathly serious, cold question while her heeled boot rest on top of his head while she wanted for an answer.
The nameless grunt would looked up in confusion and fear at her sudden change. "N-No. Buh-"
"Then sit on the sidelines and watch." she answered back.
"We could steal his Pokémon...If you'd just let us-"

Sylvia's boot came down on top the grunt's head. He yelped in pain while she growled at the continued disobedience.

"HE'S!" WHUMP! "MINE!" WHUMP "SO BUZZ OF!" WHUMP! CRACK!

The force of her stomps had broken one of Sylvia's heels, causing her to kick off the other in a silent annoyance. Her back was to Noel, but she'd spin back around after a moment and continue on as if nothing ever happened. She flicked her hair back and sauntered back over to the battlefield with that same smile she had on her face before. "Sorry there, hero! Like I was saying, I've got one last push in me! You guys ready?!" Octavio and Onna had fully recovered for the time being and were ready to give one last final attack to try and break through the Shaymin's defenses. "Give 'im hell, you two!" The Grapploct would glow a fierce white color, surrounding itself in a strange energy before launching itself at the Shaymin, using REVERSAL as his HP was fairly low. Onna, meanwhile, hopped forward and struck through as she attempted to use PLAY ROUGH on the little guy.



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