Oscar should have known, everything leads back to money. Not that Oscar objected, it's a practical objective. However, Oscar's inner goon was somewhat hoping they were stealing honey to sell at an inflated price. And that is why Oscar isn't ready to call the shots; that would have been a dumb idea. When prompted, Oscar pulled out a pokeball and threw it down. Sama the Salazzle stretched as she emerged from her home. She leered at her fellow fire type and smiled coyly. It was hard to tell what she was thinking, but it was probably vaguely judgmental. 

Oscar stretched a bit himself, rolling his shoulders and reaching for the sky. "Right then, time to crowd control." He grabbed all of the honey gathering equipment he could carry and let Gavin lead the way. Not that the hives were hard to find, you could smell them a mile out. Hear them too; the buzzing was nearly super sonic outside of the farm, and now that they were nearing them int only got louder. Oscar found himself rapidly flipping between amazed and terrified. His bug loving side thought the hives were amazing, but the side of him that feared getting eaten alive by a hoard of angry combee made him shiver. He really wished he paid more attention to the farmer's warnings. 

Oscar looked to Gavin, "So which one first?"
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Oscar followed Gavin's lead, telling Sama, "Aim high, not a single spark should touch the hives." Oscar had to be specific because Sama was a chaotic sort who liked to burn things for fun. She looked disappointed that she could not have a bit a fun, but she understood and used Flamethrower at the sky.

Smoke filled the air quickly. The combees were clearly agitated, their buzzing somehow got even louder. Oscar wasn't worried though, this was a routine job right? Surely they would focus on getting away and not attack. This was an unfortunate miscalculation of the wrath of wild pokemon.

A shadow loomed over Oscar, and as he looked to it he almost pissed himself. A Vespiqueen rose above the smoke, apparently believing that her hives were being attacked. Oscar shivered, "Fucker didn't say a god damn word about there being a vespiqueen." Or maybe he did, Oscar should have paid more attention. 

The vespiqueen shrieked and summoned a platoon of combees to attack. Sama ceased her flames and smiled. Looks like she gets to burn something after all. She reared her head back but Oscar clamped her jaws shut, "You can't hurt the combees! The old man will kill us!" The combees had no such hesitation, swarming toward them with the ferocity of a storm. Oscar pointed toward a shed at the far end of the hive field. "We can hide in there, Sama distract the queen." 

Oscar took off running, hoping Gavin was nearby. Sama narrowly evaded the swarm of combee, weaving her way toward the Vespiqueen. When she got close enough, she opened her mouth to spit out a volley of Toxic sludge.

(Used Flamethrower for rp, used Toxic as a battle move. Rolling for toxic, 50 or above means a hit.)

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Oscar thought over Gavin's words, trying his best to hide his internal panic. He had come to the realization that h forgot to give Sama specific orders not to kill the queen. Sama knew to restrain herself only under Oscar's supervision, when he was gone she tended to go overboard. He looked to Gavin, "Sama's not capable of that. She can only poison. Our only option is to tire it and let the smoke knock it out."

Oscar tapped his foot nervously, "Of course if it did end up being fatally wounded, it would be bad but not a total loss. Combee tend to replace their queens very quickly after a loss. They have females in reserve for that purpose. I'm not saying we shouldn't care, it's just not the end of the world you know?" It was semi-clear Oscar was nervous about how Sama would act. Hopefully she could hold back for once.

Also funny how Oscar knew this about combees but was surprised a Vespiquen was present, what a dummy.

Meanwhile Sama's Toxic hit true. The vespiquen was soaked in poisonous gunk, but she seemed more annoyed about it than anything else. Sama smugly eyed her, satisfied in her attack. Too smug to notice the glowing orbs that would appear around the Vespiquen, and by the time she did see them they were hurdling toward her. The Power Gems slammed into Sama, sending her flying back. She skid across the grass and nearly toppled a hive with her landing. 

She steadily rolled onto her front and punched the ground as she got up. That hurt like a bitch. Every spot that felt the impact of the stones burned, but Sama wasn't quite ready to go down. Fueld by her rage she limped forward, eventually shaking off the pain to crawl on all fours toward the vespiquen. She wove between hives, eyeing her Emboar companion. Once the Emboar made a move, Sama charge out of the shadows to leap up and jab the queen with glowing claws (Venoshock). Hopefully the surprise will be enough to land a solid blow.

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The smog had shocked the queen. She was ill prepared for its appearance, and lashed out in a panic. Heaving her lower body, she swung around in a massive arc. Sama could not possibly dodge, the queen's lower body smashing against her. It spared the queen from Sama's attack, and Sama was thrown to the side like a sack of old potatoes. The queen heaved in the smoke as she panicked though, coughing as her minions dozed off. She fought it for as long as she could, barely staying conscious against the onslaught.

Gavin's threat shocked Oscar. Not so much his words, but the look in his eyes. They pierced his very soul, it was a glare that should have made Oscar's panic spike. Instead it sobered him, bringing his expression to a steely calm. This was indeed on his shoulders, and like a good soldier he had to deal with the consequences of his thoughtlessness. The pounding on the door slowed, and then eventually ceased. Oscar took a deep breath, it was time to see what had transpired. He opened the door.

A blast of smog smashed into his face. His mask filtered a good deal, but what did break through caused Oscar to cough harshly. "Holy shit what the fuck happened?" As soon as Oscar felt stable he began to walk through. The smog was thick but it wasn't unbearable, he had trouble seeing at first but his eyes adjusted as he moved forward. The mask was a big help, it wasn't perfect but without it he would have been choking. He soon saw shapes not too far from him, and he ran forward hoping to find Sama.

He indeed found her, crumpled on her side. Knocked out cold. Nearby stood the queen, no longer flying but resting upon her hive shaped body. It would seem that the smog was too much for her, as she soon fell over. Oscar returned Sama to her ball and went to examine the vespiquen. Much to his relief, the vespiquen was unharmed physically. However, he noticed a series of purple veins flowing up and down her body. She had been poisoned.

Oscar took in a deep breath and held it within his cheeks. He then unzipped his suit, allowing a cloud of smog to enter his mask and burn his eyes. He struggled through the discomfort and pulled an antidote from his belt. Zipping his suit back up, he placed the antidote on the vespiquen and pressed the trigger. A syringe poked into the poisoned pokemon, and after a short amount of time the veins faded. Oscar stood up and threw the empty antidote aside. He opened his mouth to speak, but took in the cloud that had infiltrated his mask and started to hack. He pointed toward the farmhouse, wher ethe smog was weaker.

After making it to the farmhouse, he regained his composure while waiting for Gavin. Whenever he would approach, Oscar would report, "She's fine. She was poisoned but I cleared it. Nothing even scratched her, the bitch must have been tough." Oscar rolled his neck, "We should really gather this honey before the farmer returns, but uh before we do." Oscar gulped, he wasn't sure how this would play out but wanted to make his feelings clear. "I recognize that I am a fair petty criminal, but there is more to Rocket than petty crime. I wish to understand more of how Rocket works, what it takes for it to survive. I know the first step is to become a better trainer, and when I am ready I hope you will teach me what you know." Oscar gave Gavin a nod of respect before beginning the task of gathering honey.

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