Opportunities are slim now most had their pieces filled and were waiting on assembly, Thankfully Miles' last excavation was fruitful and so he lacks a final piece. Kabuto guides and as they peruse the lower side of the bluff the pokemon once again begins to circle a series of stones embedded in the bluff. Knowing the drill the kabuto begins to dig it's tiny claws in a circle surrounding what the two suspect to be another fossil piece.

As the kabuto finishes its circle Miles slides the hammer into one of the newly created grooves carefully excavating the assumed piece as he'd done time and time again. With any luck, this would be the final and the two would be able to proceed, chances were slim and judging by the time he'd have maybe one more chance to excavate if he was lucky.

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Fossil Piece 1 - Confirmed

Fossil Piece 2 - Confirmed

Fossil Piece 3 - Confirmed

MAY CURRY ^[x]

ASPEAR^[3]

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teaches a level up move. Sandstorm to Garchomp
teaches a level up move. Stealth Rock to (Tyrantrum #3) Dominatus
teaches a level up move. Phantom Force to Golett
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Scenery^[1]
The Hardest Stone^[2]
Early Riser^[3]

LEPPA^[1]

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teaches a tm move.  | Earthquake for Garchomp
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Earth^[1]

CHESTO^[2]

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evolves stage 1 → stage 2 or stage 2 → stage 3. (Saving)
evolves stage 1 → stage 2 or stage 2 → stage 3. (Saving)
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Titles^[1]
White Fatalis^[2]

ORAN ^[1]

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evolves stage 1 → stage 3. (e.g. riolu → lucario). | Golett ---> Golurk
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Stronger^[1]

WIKI ^[1]

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fully evolves two pokemon.   Tyrunt ---> Tyrantrum | Cranidos ---> Rampardos
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Best Intentions^[1]

PECHA^[1]

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allows you to change your pokemon's forme (alolan/galarian, rotom, wormadam, lycanroc, etc.) alongside any applicable abilities or moves. forme changes that only affect the pokemon's appearance are exempt from requiring a purchase. (Saving)
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Highs and Lows^[1]

PERSIM^[2]

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allows you to change your pokemon's ability. hidden abilities can be selected. | Golett Klutz ----> No Guard
allows you to change your pokemon's ability. hidden abilities can be selected. | Saving
allows you to change your pokemon's ability. hidden abilities can be selected. | Saving
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Childproof^[1]
Drift Queen^[2]
Hunter^[3]

NOODLES^[1]

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allows the pokemon to fully evolve.. | Amaura ---> Auroras
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Excursion: Fortree City B^[1]

No longer was it a one on one, but that was one of many in a list of trivialities for Miles. As long as he fought, Miles had no qualms with the nature of the fight. "Golurk." He gives the Kabutops a target before focusing on his own. The silver-haired combatant strikes with a sweep skin and bone slamming against each other. Miles buckles but he doesn't fall forcing his weight on the front foot before attempting to slam his elbow into the attacker's solar plexus. It's in these moments he's able to forget the worries in favor of pain. Everything that was left of the body and mind were forced to focus on the fight.

The shadow punch collides with the Kabutops only for its blades to glow an oceanic blue mid-impact. The Kabutops would slice upwards attempting to finesse the golem with a liquidation.

Blurry eyes move toward the trainer who'd yet to join the fisticuffs content on allowing his pokemon to fight.

"Fucking coward."

As if to prove his point the Silph attempts to bargain more than willing to throw his kin to the snakes.

Serena Malcolm's flashdrive finds itself pocketed in the interim, the initial cause for their infiltration now complete.

"Oh, is that what we have?" Bitter skepticism lines his voice as heat unabashedly rises in the room. Still, there's interest there, Matias hadn't the pull of his brother and any link Miles had to bring down the elder tyrant was useful. To rid the region of one despot just to replace him with a second was a fruitless endeavor.

They were akin to krabby in a barrel willing to pull each other down, to sacrifice anyone for their own ambitions regardless of blood or bond.

"Explain little Silph. What reason could you possibly have to help me." Carracosta remains focused on the two, but the bugs have slowed allowing metagross to rest, perhaps something was warding them off.

PchQqfWD -10 (fossil special)
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People begin to finish but Miles still struggles with a sole piece not out of skill but out of luck. Kabuto lands the trainer closer to the start now where Obelos has been waiting patiently. As they'd done their fair share of times before they begin to excavate the tiny Kabuto claws make it perfect to dig and nail into the wall while Miles pries the piece slowly with the backside of his hammer lacking any Chisel due to carelessness in an earlier excavation. Still Miles does not rush each pull and pry from the hammer is done carefully slowly lest the entire process end up pointless.

Obelos with its tiny dinosaur simply watches keeping an eye out for any who'd interrupt the excavating duo more than obviously a little bored.


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Fossil Piece 1 - confirmed
Fossil Piece 2
Fossil Piece 3 - Confirmed

The lumbering man's words are surprisingly respectful, it's not something the scientist isn't quite accustomed to, but he accepts them regardless he figures with his rise in rank it was something he'd have to get used to. Before Miles can respond appropriately, however, the man was ushered to the stage land so he gives De Luca a mild wave before making his way to the stands.

As he moves past the various tables each with its own assortment of clientele Miles gauges the grunt's odds keeping a light ear to the various conversations. By the sound of it perhaps for his physique alone his odds weren't too bad despite his status as a newcomer. If Miles had to judge from the crowd he was looking at a 40/60 split leaning the way of Danton's opposition.

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Jace Wild was more portly but just as big as De Luca, His response to the Metagross on the field was a Rhyperior. He had to be in his mid-30s and judging by the way he moved and the no small assortment of scars on his person he was no fresh face to the battle hut.

"I'll grind ya bones boy. use 'em for tooth pics"

In response to the taunts, the rhyperior would aim its arm at the Metagross the mechanism on its palm ready to fire boulders at the rocket duo once given the signal. What they didn't make up for in their spryness they made up for with their power that much was certain upon judging the two.

After the standard preamble, the announcer would back away before initiating the combat with a final shout. The Rock-type user wasted no time having the Rhyperior fire its rock blast at the steel type a shot or two also aimed at De Luca while the trainer would begin his approach.

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Miles watches from above casually nursing some cheap drink the bar offered. While De Luca's match was important Miles had secondary business at the ring and the fight made for good cover.

It feels good or at least it does in the moment. His knee connects with the monster's stomach and he feels his guts reshape around his knee if only for seconds before the opponent reels away. But before what was to be a brutalization continues, Silph recalls his pokemon.

He mentions his brother's name and for the moment Miles decides to entertain this on the fly parley, a Silph as far as he was concerned was a Silph all of them needed to be eradicated, but if the bloodline was a cancer then Fernando was the most grotesque of its tumors - attached to the lungs siphoning the life of the region.

Miles steps back for a moment that anger refusing to subside even now. Truly he needs an opportunity to grab the drives and this little show made for a good opportunity.

"And what if I do Silph." He retrieves the first flash drive eyes never once leaving Matias. The Carracosta also hones in on her trainer's enemy.

"How does that help you."


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Miles stops beating the shit out of Mattias
Miles retrieves first drive
Miles converses

Miles hasn't slept in days. Caffeine and fear have forced the man into this haze of choice never once daring to sleep. Closed eyelids revealed two women both of whom he'd failed, These reflections, couldn't have been more painful than death and so he's dosed himself, doing whatever he can to avoid, to run. But the body wants what it wants regardless of the mind's protests. Whatever poisons he uses to subvert and distract can only hold for so long. He supposes there's a lesson in this for Rocket, that even fear however strongly instilled has its limits.

Still, the brain continues to protest and so he finds himself here. In the depths of the battle hut. Leagues underground no longer as a spectator but as a participant. It's been two rounds thus far, and all who'd come to dethrone him had been all talk. His body's bruised and his vision, still, he refuses to leave the call of the ring. The weakness of the mind had to be purified, and the only way to reach the mind was through the body. It's what he tells himself at least, anything to warrant the pain.

He blinks and in that second a face appears again. Fists tighten and eyes grow darker beneath the now tattered hood. The announcer asks if Viper wishes to continue; the response is a new pokeball revealing a Kabutops. The pokemon glances at her trainer concern in those sharp eyes. he'd been out of sorts for days now. His physical condition has only continued to deteriorate in time since.

"Fight." His only command and so the bladed pokemon raises its claws, as Viper puts up his fists.

The purification continues.

Raziel Beckett Asriel Pryde