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another day, another count, another moment to linger. the forest sprawls ahead of him, endless trees and shadows and the whispered secrets of the leaves. route 102, a border between worlds, a place caught in the tug-of-war between rocket and the league.[break][break]

he breathes in deep, the forest air filling his lungs like a solemn promise. solitude is a gift he cherishes, these quiet moments a balm for the aching in his chest. nick is not a stranger to this route, its trails and its trials etched into the lines of his weathered hands. every twig beneath his boots, every rustle in the undergrowth, every echo of birdcall in the canopy—they all speak to him, a language he has learned to decipher over years of wandering.[break][break]

but today is different. today, the wind carries with it the scent of smoke and ash, a bitter reminder of the war raging beyond these trees. today, his footsteps are heavier, his eyes sharper, his heart more burdened. today, he carries with him a purpose, a mission that weighs upon his shoulders like a leaden shroud.[break][break]

he is to scout the route, gather intel for the league, tread the fine line between duty and danger. not an easy task, given the eyes that watch from the shadows, the ears that listen from afar. the wrong move could spell disaster.[break][break]

solomon, his loyal braviary, soars overhead, a sentinel in the sky. the pokemon's keen eyes miss nothing, his proud form cutting through the clouds like a blade. it's a reassurance, a comfort, to have such a steadfast companion at his side.[break][break]

"solomon, anything unusual up ahead?" nick calls out softly, his voice barely a whisper against the wind.[break][break]

the braviary lets out a sharp cry, a warning, a sign. something's amiss. nick's gloved hand tightens around the curve of pokeballs on his belt as he pauses to scan his surroundings in search of latent danger.

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nikola is not having such a tranquil time. instead they're cursing quietly to themself as they carefully step over ground that was recently upturned, the result of a previous battle in the area. there's a stain that looks suspiciously like blood if they squint, so they're making sure not to squint. the reason they're not usually a field agent is because they're too hard at work holed up in their lab. they tell themself it's not due to a lack of skill, but the moment they actually find themself in a situation like this... well, it's hard to say they don't have their doubts.[break][break]

they look up and notice something wheeling overhead. just as soon as they notice it, though, it's letting out a sharp cry. their heart sinks into their stomach. i guess i'm really doing this, then. they follow the braviary's line of sight, step through a thicket, and then...[break][break]

there's their opponent. nikola sighs under their mask, which fogs up their glasses. "our eyes have met! we must do battle!" they quote, thrusting a hand that's white-knuckling a pokeball out into the open. "...or something like that, anyway." much less dramatically, they click the button on the ball, and out pops their firagiraf. "look, let's just get this over with. i've got work to do."

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the click of a pokeball, the flash of light, the sudden appearance of a firagiraf. nick's heart lurches in his chest, an old instinct clawing its way to the surface. memories of battles past, of triumphs and defeats, of the weight of a team rocket uniform on his shoulders. for however odd their challenge is, and however uninterested the other party seems in actually doing battle, the challenge is clear.[break][break]

but that was a different life, a different him. he pushes the thoughts away, focuses on the now. the firagiraf is a towering presence, a long neck swaying like a pendulum, eyes glinting with a readiness to fight.[break][break]

solomon lands beside him, talons digging into the soft earth, feathers ruffled in anticipation. "easy there, big guy," nick murmurs, resting a hand on the braviary's wing.[break][break]

his gaze shifts to the trainer before him, a figure clad in a mask, glasses fogged, hand around their pokeball.[break][break]

"i'm not your enemy," he calls out, his voice steady, even. "i don't really want to fight you." a beat, a pause. "i will, though. if that's what it comes to."[break][break]

nick steels his heart, draws his braviary closer to him. he dares the stranger to make the first move.

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hell, nikola isn't so sure they want to fight either! they regard him shrewdly, trying to decide if this is a ploy to get them to turn their back. as far as they can tell, their would-be opponent means it, which makes this a bit harder. it's not like their loyalty is to team rocket per say, but rather what team rocket has to offer them. there's too much work to be done for them to cop out now, and in order to achieve their goals, they need to demonstrate their usefulness. the ends may not justify the means, but i'll sure as hell get this done faster with rocket than with the league. they're running out of time, after all.[break][break]

"...i abhor unnecessary violence and bloodshed," they state, pushing up their glasses. "there's no need for this to get... messy. this can be an ordinary battle. we'll simply make a bet: i win, you leave. i lose, and i'll leave you to do whatever it is you're doing here." they nod to geminae, whose stance changes, the giraffe pokemon squaring itself off and sticking its neck out. "let's get to it, then. geminae: agility!"[break][break]

there's a stampede of hooves, and then the firagarif is circling nicholas's braviary, its speed increasing sharply. it's fast enough that it's hard to see exactly where it is. it's time to see how their training with Josh Devlin squares up in a real fight.

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and thus the rules of engagement are set. nick releases a soft sigh, eyes briefly fluttering shut beneath the weight of what is to come. it is not a fight he wanted, but it is a fight he will see through, one way or another. "very well."[break][break]

he watches the firagiraf move with surprising agility, its long legs carrying it around solomon in a dizzying blur. it's a good strategy, one meant to disorient and confuse, to leave an opponent reeling.[break][break]

but nick is no stranger to battle, and neither is his braviary. "solomon, stay focused!" he calls out, his voice ringing through the clearing.[break][break]

the braviary lets out a sharp cry, wings spread wide, talons digging deeper into the earth. he turns with the firagiraf's movements, head cocked, eyes trained on the swirling form.[break][break]

nick takes a deep breath, counts the seconds. "now! air slash!"[break][break]

solomon pushes off from the ground in a burst of wind and motion, wings beating furiously as he rises into the air. his wings glows a brilliant white as he angles himself towards the darting firagiraf, a gleaming scythe aimed at its center.[break][break]

the wind whistles around them, a testament to the power of solomon's attack. nick's heart pounds in his chest, a drumbeat to accompany the dance of battle.[break][break]

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their firagiraf is fast, but not fast enough to completely avoid the attack. it nearly manages to dodge it, but the air slash hits its hind quarters and sends it reeling into the underbrush, legs folding underneath it. nikola flips through a list of strategies in their head before settling on their next move. if geminae can't avoid the braviary's attacks, then they'll just have to stop the attacks altogether.[break][break]

"psychic!" immediately, there's a burst of energy from where geminae has fallen. its eyes glow, and it directs its psychokinesis at the massive bird. should have used nasty plot instead of agility. oh well. you live and learn, they suppose. this doesn't seem to be a battle to the death, so they're free to experiment a bit.[break][break]

geminae's psychic attempts to pin the braviary's wings to its sides before sending it flying into the trunk of a nearby tree. if it can hold the avian down, ground it, maybe they have a better chance of coming out on top here.

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a lance of alarm spears into nick's chest as he watches with rapturous investment as solomon's wings are folded in on his side's by an otherworldly, invisible force. puppeteered by pure mental fortitude, the bird is unceremoniously slammed into a nearby treetrunk, and nick's heart skips a beat as fear threatens to overwhelm him.[break][break]

nick knows that solomon is strong. he knows that solomon would rather nick not worry, and yet, despite it all, nick does. his closest friend is pinned to bar like a beautifly beneath a microscope, and nick wishes he did not have to see the proud raptor so vulnerable.[break][break]

but, even past the panicked screeches and the the bird's struggling, nick can still see it. a fire in his eyes, a desperate will to remain free and unsubjugated. solomon and nick are kindred spirits. nick cannot afford to allow the bird this shame.[break][break]

"solomon," nick calls. "thrash!"[break][break]

and he does. the braviary begins to struggle, wings beating furiously against the invisible bonds that hold him. he twists and turns, writhing in the air like a fish out of water, a whirlwind of motion and chaos. his eyes burn like flickering embers, infused with rage at the mere idea that he has been bound by chains, however supernatural. solomon eyes the farigiraf as he struggles, as if hellset on revenge. the braviary's spirit is unmatched.[break][break]

for that, nick envies him.

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geminae climbs to his feet again, wobbling with the pain of it. it's at this precise moment that the braviary begins to thrash against its psychic shackles. geminae tries to hold it, but the bird breaks free, its size and power aiding it in its escape. it's clearly hellbent on revenge in some way, staring at the firagiraf like a cat that's cornered a particularly wily mouse. nikola sees in a flash how this might end, and makes a decision before the braviary's thrash can reach its target.[break][break]

"baton pass!" the firagiraf returns to its ball, and something else takes its place. the braviary's attack will instead meet a metal carapace, rather than the soft hide of the giraffe pokemon that's fled the scene. it does damage, but not nearly as much as it would have done against geminae... and with the baton pass, the speed boost is transferred as well. incisus, who's already much faster than the firagiraf by default, is now even faster.[break][break]

incisus lashes out, strking at the braviary with a slash attack, its movement a blur. the bug type which would normally be at risk fighting a flying type has grown a thick outer shell, encasing it, protecting it from danger. it's not unlike nikola themself, wrapping themself in cynicism so they don't have to be disappointed in people anymore. in a way they envy the scizor, wishing it could be that simple for them, too.

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for a brief, shining moment, nick feels the sweet taste of victory on his tongue. it's a flavor he's savored before, back in his days of blood and rocket-gang loyalties. and he hates it, and himself, for thinking so optimistically about violence of any sort, whether it is indirect as is the case now.[break][break]

the creature trapped within solomon's burning, furious gaze disappears, and another takes its place. it's nikola's scizor, and its smooth, sleek metal shell is far better equipped to handle solomon's assault, buffeted only mildly by the thrashing body of the braviary as it swings its talons in frustration and rage.[break][break]

nicks lips are a thin line as the scizor blurs forward at astonishing speed and strikes solomon with its sharp, slicing claws. his breath stills in his chest, and his mind swims with regret over miscalculation as the raptor stumbles back, stunned and reeling.[break][break]

there is hardly enough time to react.[break][break]

"whirlwind!" nick calls hoarsely. though solomon barely has the time to comprehend, and even less to properly react to nick's command, he obeys as quickly as he can, twisting his wings around to send gusts of air swirling to push the bug back.

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that braviary has to be on its last legs, nikola figures. it's been struck twice, and this whirlwind is its last hail mary, hoping to get rid of the boost their scizor collected from baton pass. it works well enough, their scizor being flung back into its ball, something new taking its place. its been hurt, but only a bit, so it should be prepared for the next fight.[break][break]

nicholas might come to regret this decision, however, because what replaces the scizor is far larger and more fearsome... nikola's garchomp takes the stage, eyes leering down at the injured braviary. nikola touches their bracelet, but tells themself this is not the time. in a moment, yes, they may decide to put the fear of garchomp into nicholas. but right now there's something more important that needs doing. "finish it!" they yell, and their garchomp launches itself forward, slashing the braviary with a fearsome dragon claw. nikola fiddles with their glasses.[break][break]

"...once again, i must state that i hate unnecessary violence. this is your first warning," they state. "you're welcome to leave now. it may spare your pokemon their pain." they won't lie, though; their blood is singing in their veins, and they almost hope he refuses, so that they can unleash their special weapon on him.

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the gusts of wind swirl around the scizor, and despite his increasingly heavy heart, nick feels a miniscule twinge of relief as he manages to keep his closest friend in the fight just a little longer. he watches with anticipation as the whirlwind sends the bug-type back, and nick's gloved fingers dance across the smooth surface of his bag, feeling for the familiar texture of solomon's pokeball beneath the battered fabric.[break][break]

but when nikola's next pokemon emerges from its ball, nick knows he has little time left to celebrate. the massive garchomp appears on the field with a menace and an air of power that cannot be denied or ignored. with a sinking heart, nick realizes the grim reality. that his old life - the pain and suffering and the needless thirst for conflict - has followed him into his new one, relentless in its pursuit.[break][break]

he's so tired of it all.[break][break]

as the garchomp charges forward, nick doesn't even bother to give solomon an order. there's no point now - not when the damage has been done and his braviary has taken the brunt of the attack. nikola speaks, their words a veiled threat, but nick doesn't need the rocket to tell him what he already knows.[break][break]

"i never wanted this either," nick says, recalling solomon in a flash of light. "but you have provoked me, and you have shed blood despite claiming not to want to. there is no choice." not when he's already brought his dearest friend into harm's way. that mistake - he can't make it again.[break][break]

"leonius," he calls softly, tossing out the pokeball containing his altaria. "perish song."[break][break]

leonius gazes at nick, then at the garchomp, then back at nick again, something mournful in its eyes. it begins to sing, a haunting melody that echoes in the air, foretelling doom.

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their expression, what little of it is visible on their face, grows hard. ...he's right, they think to themself. it's too late to turn back now. they joined forces with team rocket to chase their goal, not to save their own soul. their body is breaking down, and there's no telling how long they have until they're unable to complete the research that might heal them. it could be years, months... perhaps they're even wrong, and their health will only improve. it's impossible to say, because of what they put their body through when they were working with professor thorne.[break][break]

"...very well. i have little time to waste, so i'll be getting serious now." they find something in their pocket. it's shaped like a pokeball, but as they hold it out, it'll become evident it is nothing of the sort. altaria likely has super effective moves against terra... so let's shake things up a little. the orb begins to glow, and so does their garchomp. her physiology changes, as she becomes a fire type. i can finish his altaria off in less than three turns, no problem... just like this. terra would lose her bonus to her own dragon-type attacks, sure, but her defenses will be much stronger as a result.[break][break]

her eyes glow as the change finishes. "dragon rush!" the former dragon-type becomes a blur, rushing headlong at the altaria.

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something within nick withers and dies as he sees the strange device in nikola's hand. he watches helplessly as the light engulfs the garchomp, altering its form into something new, something sinister. he's seen so many horrors in his life, and yet none of them compare to this - the callous disregard for the sanctity of life, the willingness to warp and twist it for personal gain.[break][break]

as the newly-transformed garchomp charges towards leonius, nick knows that the battle has shifted. he cannot rely on type advantages anymore, not when his opponent is willing to change the rules on a whim.[break][break]

he grits his teeth. "sing," he calls out hoarsely.[break][break]

leonius nods, spreading its wings wide and tilting its head back. it opens its beak, and a gentle, soothing melody begins to fill the air. the song weaves through the battlefield like a lullaby, reaching out to the transformed garchomp as it races towards the altaria with fiery speed. nick hopes that the soft notes will be enough to calm the raging beast before it collides with leonius. he hopes that he can end this fight without any more harm coming to pass.[break][break]

he hopes, but he does not believe.

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- +10 mp ic post, +50 MP pace your narrative accordingly by featuring a "back and forth" in terms of advantage and raising the stakes until the climax

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leonius / ♂︎ / natural cure | sing, cotton guard, take down, moonblast, perish song, sky attack

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even if terra fell here, nikola would not give in. they have a full team ready and waiting to finish what their trainer has started, minus those who have already fallen in this battle. it'd be a shame if they wasted their terastal at this point, but they can make up for it later, if they have to. so far they've played more cautiously; if necessary, they can be reckless, too. many of their pokemon are more accustomed to speedy battles, anyway.[break][break]

speaking of speed... the altaria's sing reaches terra's ears, but her momentum carries her forward. her massive bulk, while actively falling asleep, crashes into the other dragon type. the blowback causes just enough damage for her to open her eyes one last time, before she finally drops off to sleep. nikola sighs, and returns her to her pokeball for now, breaking the perish song. they're quick to release another pokemon, this time a pink-colored furret that looks more playful than ferocious. "not bad," they comment. "you're pretty slippery." what, just because they're enemies, they can't appreciate the other's strategy?

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