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Sometimes, in Hoenn, you just had to shrug and go, yeah, this might as well happen. After all, what other move did you have to make in the face of angry gods, record breaking natural disasters, unknown phenomenon, and alleged plots to fuck with the universe? [break][break]

So, of course, when Ameena saw giant, glowing, golden pokemon start to appear, she shrugged and pursued. She needed more data on these. They seemed related to Kyogre's tantrum, given the timing. [break][break]

That'd been an hour ago. [break][break]

Now, she was battered and bleeding, and the behemoth Ursaluna was undeterred by Moira's yawn and hypnosis. The Musharna was currently crushed underneath Ursaluna's paw, and Ameena had been little help. Her shoulder was dislocated, her jaw hurt, and her nose was bleeding. She feared she would be stuck watching the beast eat her most precious pokemon.

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Moira | F SYNCHRONIZE | hypnosis, psychic, moonblast, dream eater, future sight, yawn, z-move

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[attr="class","monty"]Montgomery received a call to investigate Route 105. There was an unusual phenomena occurring, and he had to ensure that citizens and the like were evacuated from the area.

DESCRIPTION: Large, golden Pokemon have appeared in the area. Please approach with caution: highly aggressive. Unknown origin.

What he expected to see when he arrived was a scenery of panicked civilians and trainers who meandered along the path, maybe a few rangers aiding the cause.

What he did not expect was to see a lone figure, beaten, bloodied, and alarmingly still. ameena abadi.

Immediately, panic gripped his chest. Montgomery didn't give a shit about his own safety in that moment, lunging forward and throwing a Poke ball: his newly acquired HISUIAN ZOROARK appeared, attempting to create an ILLUSION of his own. Instead, he appeared just like a normal URSALUNA.

It was merely a distraction in that moment, as his legs carried him over to her. "'Meena! Fuck, are you okay?"

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She heard Montgomery's voice and laughed. Blood loss playing tricks on her, that was cruel. [break][break]

Her gaze fell on his approaching form, and the panic on his face reset her priorities. She'd been sure this was a hallucination, but she wouldn't have imagined him looking so... scared. [break][break]

"Hey." She aimed for casual, but the wet coughs betrayed her. Her hand came away bloodied. Fuck, her broken rib was doing numbers on her. The noble Ursaluna's outraged roar filled the air as it charged at the illusion. Ameena took shallow breaths, injured in too many ways to properly take inventory of mid-fight.[break][break]

One thing at a time. "Pop my shoulder back in, will you?" Romantic. Then, "Don't get close to it. It launches people like a motherf-" More coughs interrupted her advice.

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[attr="class","monty"]"Hey, hey. Stop talkin', okay? We've gotta get you outta here," he said, crouching beside her. "This ain't no time to be actin' tough."

Montgomery took a hold of her arm, murmuring it was going to hurt for a second — he'd had many a dislocated joint. He counted down, pulling her arm up and back into its socket.

"James to dispatch. I have an injured civilian in the field. Send in EMS STAT. Route 105, toward the entrance," he called on his radio, looking at the beast.

It swung its enormous paws at his ZOROARK, who'd used a NASTY PLOT to manage the dodges quicker than he would have been before. And laying nearby, away from the paws of death, was...

MUSHARNA. Shit. He couldn't leave her there.

Turning to Ameena, Montgomery held her chin up to look at him. "Listen to me. If you can walk, start moving to the entrance of the route. I'll be right behind ya."

Hopefully, she'd obey his order. Pressing a kiss to her forehead, despite the public setting, he took off, running toward the beast. Its glow hurt his eyes, but he had his sights on his target. He'd swiped a Poke ball from nearby Ameena, hoping it was Moira's ball, and threw it forward.

All while he pulled his gun and shot blanks at the bear to draw its attention away. "Hey, ya motherfucker! Get outta here!"

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POSTED ON Sept 4, 2024 18:18:20 GMT

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Throwing her shoulder out was one of her more common injuries; it didn't help that it was her left, which also had her most recent gunshot wound - though it had had plenty of time to heal. She was stiff as a board every time she had to tend to that shoulder because of its history of injury. Thankfully, she didn't tense this time, relaxing under his fingers even when she knew to expect pain.[break][break]

What a spell he had cast on her. She didn't even dodge the kiss despite being in public.[break][break]

"No EMS," she argued back, but it was weak, and she found herself going in the direction he assigned regardless. She didn't want to flee the battle, especially without Musharna, but she did it anyways. Her alibi could survive being out here and survive being attacked by the noble beast, but she would have to consider her explanation for her civilian self being here anyways, in case she needed it. And her thoughts were working against her.[break][break]

She turned to watch Musharna return to her pokeball. The beast was fighting hard but it was clearly losing, and that made a surge of pride bloom in her chest. The delirium from the pain was quickly overtaking it, though. Her shoulder was handled enough, but the rib and difficulty breathing... she wasn't sure what she'd say to a medic, what she might blabber. That panic rose in her throat like vile. "No, no, no..."

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[attr="class","monty"]Montgomery wasn't going to listen to her request, not if he could help it. The way she moved indicated there was much more going on beneath the surface.

Still, he was going to make sure that things were handled here. At least, his heart was out of the line of fire.

The URSALUNA roared angrily, turning its attention to Montgomery. And it charged.

Fuck. How was he going to get out of this one?

He turned tail, running in the opposite direction. Of course, there was no way that he was going to outrun the golden creature. He wondered, was he going to die in front of Ameena?

At the very least, he could die in peace knowing her affection for him.

Suddenly, there was a screeching sound, horrid to the ears. His HISUIAN ZOROARK, still disguised, released a resounding HYPER VOICE to the air. It caused the beast to halt, scratching angrily at its ears.

Montgomery took the chance to slip away, approaching Ameena quickly. "C'mon, we gotta get outta here."

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She was moving forward out of habit, staggering forward. He'd told her to go and she was going. The single-minded focus made it easy. She wasn't sure she could manage two things at once, though part of her was still panicking at the thought of civilians on the scene, of witnesses. [break][break]

Minutes or hours later, Montgomery was at her side. She nearly sobbed with relief. "Can't... don't have Gardevoir here." She'd kill for a heal pulse right about now. But that pokemon was sitting KO'd until she could get it under control. "Need to limit... eyes on this." What would a CEO be doing out here with a Musharna? She supposed it wasn't the most damning set up, but she didn't want to be injured in the public eye. Worse still, this could easily end up in newspapers, in online articles.[break][break]

Those publications loved to stir up public panic about new monsters and give the people a known face to demonstrate victimhood. She didn't want to look like a failure in front of him.

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POSTED ON Sept 5, 2024 23:23:11 GMT

[attr="class","monty"]His Pokemon followed him, reversing back into his normal form. They only had so much time until the beast snapped from its insanity.

And Ameena made it easier for him to get her to safety: her body fell over, passing out from the loss of adrenaline, blood, and overall exhaustion.

Sweeping her up in his arms, Montgomery motioned for his Pokemon to follow them. EMS was already at the front of the Route. Avoiding many details, he informed them he had received a distressed call to investigate a strange phenomena. That this woman he didn't know (ameena abadi), was caught in the chaos.

How easily they could be fooled. They happened to believe that she was just passing through on a walk when she had been attacked.

Yet, Montgomery nearly refused to exit the ambulance, only leaving to make a point that he didn't know her. He followed them closely behind in his own patrol car.

So, when Ameena woke up, she may hurt. Cringe. Feel horrible. But, she'd see this:

Montgomery sat in a chair beside her bed, his eyes shut and head tipped down as he quietly snored.

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POSTED ON Sept 6, 2024 15:24:52 GMT

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She dreamed of Sootopolis. She had already been several times to help with the recovery effort. She trudged through sickly, contaminated sludge that covered the city streets, still too wet to dry into the dirt but too thick to wash away without the effort of a few hydro pumps. The sludge rose and rose until it was up to her waste and she was trapped, unable to reach the house at the end of the street. It was a rotten skeleton of a house, but there was a child on the roof, waving at her to get her attention and receive help. The child was the Megalopolan youth from the Penitentiary, Novina. [break][break]

She woke to the sound of beeping. [break][break]

She hated hospitals. Being tied up in the wires and tubes and bullshit, being stuck to an uncomfortable bed, losing track of day and night cycles... The only thing that kept her from souring over it was the sight of Montgomery. Her annoyed gaze softened at the sight of him. He'd clearly been there a while, which wasn't ideal for their public non-relationship, but it made her heart race anyways. "You idiot..." [break][break]

She reached for one of the pillows behind her head and tossed it at him, looking smug with childish amusement.

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[attr="class","monty"]Montgomery didn't stir, not until Ameena tossed a pillow at him. Only then did he lift his head, blinking sleep from his eyes, and realized...

She was okay. Or, as okay as she could be with a few broken ribs and injuries.

"Someone seems pretty energetic despite the broken bones 'n bruises." He smirked, standing on his feet and coming to sit on the side of the bed.

His hand reached out, brushing hair from her face.

"How're ya feelin'?"

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Her head feels cloudy. Pain medicine doesn't agree with her as well as others, but at least it does numb the pain. She feels a little nauseated. She's not sure if the first knock to her head from the beast is enough to form a concussion, but she definitely isn't feeling too hot. Her vision takes an extra moment to focus on him as he nears her. [break][break]

He's soft and warm and welcoming, but she feels betrayal twist at her heart. "You lied." She turns her face from him petulantly. She'd rather look dismissive than emotional, and she does feel stupidly hurt about the ordeal. [break][break]

Being registered in the hospital is definitely going to require she ease up on her physical Rocket activities in case anyone connects the CEO's injuries with the grunt's. She's not going to be moving well for a while based on the damage to her rib. It's hard to estimate. Her thoughts come thick and slow. "And you should not have stayed." She's glad he did, except it makes everything harder. The charade requires public distance. This only invites questions. Quieter, she huffs. "You are compromising our stories."

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[attr="class","monty"]The first thing she said came unexpectedly. It left a bitter taste in his mouth as he frowned, regarding her with nearly unreadable eyes.

If she looked hard enough, she'd see how upset Montgomery became.

"I didn't make a promise," he told her, standing from the side of the bed and taking a stride away. He felt the urgent need to build up his walls again to ensure he's psyche wasn't compromised by how much her words hurt.

But, there was a ball of anger in his gut.

"What, so I'm supposeta leave you out there for that beast to kill you and MUSHARNA, instead of doin' my job and helpin' you?" It felt sick when he called talking care of Ameena "a job."

"You have broken ribs. You needed medical treatment! I did what any other random person would do. And as far as they're aware, they think I'm stayin' to investigate the creature and take your statement when you wake up."

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POSTED ON Sept 6, 2024 23:32:02 GMT

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She scowled. [break][break]

"Fighting that damn monster is one thing, but sticking around?" She didn't buy it for a second. He had waited. If this was for an investigation, he could've waited to be alerted to her consciousness. Who knew how long it would've taken for her to wake? Hell, she didn't know how long it did take. [break][break]

This was going too far. "Taking me to the hospital... You are no random person, and I told you no." That part stung. If he always put his responsibilities above what she wanted, what was the point in sticking around? [break][break]

"Now, I have to work around this. My other work is going to have be on hard pause to avoid matching injuries with my identity. And this is all my team's going to talk about for weeks." The latter is the most juvenile of her complaints, but she hated condolence flowers and 'get well soon' cards, and no one in her company would let any other words out of their mouth outside of that. It'd be pulling teeth to get anything done. Benched as everything but a dream researcher... She was going to be beyond restless. [break][break]

"My statement is: I have nothing for you."

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