she did not usually like to take from the injured or the sick.

there must be some morally correct criminal out there; someone like a robin hood who takes from the rich and gives to the poor. there must be some sort of line that they would not cross, where their ethics would take hold.

unfortunately, cassidy was no such criminal.

she was an opportunist, generally apathetic and uncaring to anything that did not accomplish her goals. she didn't lack a conscious; she knew what she did was morally incorrect, but the world had wronged her, and so she would wrong the world.

today, she'd set her eyes on the mauville gym leader. it was rumoured that he had broken his arm, and where she'd watched, it was a correct assumption. and his pokemon, all too valuable and strong, were then ready for the taking.

and so this is how it goes:

she needs to distract them. her gible, despite its small size, still provides enough heft to throw a SAND ATTACK kicking up sand and dirt that descends onto josh devlin like a fog.

next, a THUNDER WAVE from her amaura, electricity seeking mainly the espeon, as to knock his mount over.

what is your move, gym leader?

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Josh Devlin

"Whoo-hoo!" Josh cried as the Espeon gently bounced him up and down. They were barely moving compared to the all-out racing speeds he was used to, but he had to take baby steps to get back to full strength, especially with his arm still healing. Therapy would help, but the real cure was time. Weeks upon weeks of time.

All of a sudden, sand flew everywhere around Josh and his Pokémon, much like a Pokémon's SANDSTORM. Were there trainers battling off the highway and he just missed it? On edge, it took him little time to recognize the crackle of a THUNDER WAVE headed Josh's direction. At the speed of thought, the Espeon ALLY SWITCHED with Anara, the Umbreon absorbing the brunt of the electric attack.

there was confusion evident as the gym leader suddenly enters the cloud of sand. but his pokemon seemed to sense the electric attack, diverting it to his umbreon instead. with the sand clearing, she sends her gible first—bait, to see how much the gym leader would bite.

with a flick of her head, she motions the pokemon forward. the umbreon had been slowed by the thunder wave, and so it was left vulnerable and open to attacks. no matter the pokemon, either would be valuable nonetheless, and so she changes strategies; it launches itself forward, head first through the sand into a DRAGON RUSH, shedding purple energy from its apex.

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Josh Devlin

The outline of dragon energy gave Josh a good look at the identity of Anara's assailant: a Gible. Gible were not native to this part of Hoenn; they were concentrated in areas such as Meteor Falls and the Sky Pillar. Had someone received a tip that the Gym Leader would be riding through? No matter how he was found, he had to defend himself despite his injuries. With a light tug of his reins, Janus slowed down at enough of a rate to turn around fairly quickly, yet not so much as to overwhelm his rider's recovering arm.

Anara, paralyzed by the electric attack, cried for help, Kamuy and Aleph coming to the dark-type's side. They surrounded and guarded the helpless Pokémon, Aleph staying steadfast in the face of the DRAGON RUSH. The Normal-type brandished a CRUSH CLAW, threatening to rake the Gible harshly if they didn't back down.

"Whoever you are, I don't think you know who you're messing with," Josh called out in an effort to intimidate his attacker.