The sounds surrounding the area were anything but peaceful, as the sound of hushed conversations had come around the corner from where Thea was. As they inched closer, inch by inch, the voices could finally be heard of. What painted a picture better was of the shouts coming from afar.

”She's getting away with our haul!”
”Yeah, thanks to you, genius!”
”Shut up and move! Gengar, go get ‘em!”

The scrambling body of a child in an oversized coat tore through the bushes in front of Thea. On her back was a bag of pokeballs that she had been carrying for a while, based on the redness of her face. A Dunsparce slithered behind her that was keeping an eye behind them.

Before the two could fully escape, Lucia suddenly shot up into the air and flailed around as an unseen force had spun her upside down. The bag of pokeballs fell to the ground while she kicked to try and get out of whatever had held her.

”Lemme go!” She whined, attempting to squirm free of her restraints as the trio of Rocket goons were quickly approaching. She looked down at the Dunsparce with a concerned gaze and used what energy she had left to issue. ”Hero, run!”

The Dunsparce puffed itself up and refused Lucia's order, aiming to fight against the Rocket forces alone.

Thea Naito

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