"Heh. Looks like Tyrfing wants you to ride him!" Andrea remarked with a small giggle. Knowing how obsessed Josh was with quadrupedal legendaries, he would never skip the chance to ride something that resembled their universe's Terrakion.

The eccentric trainer sent out a nearly identical-looking Iron Boulder of her own. "Terratron here should be a match for Tyrfing." She mused, walking up to the futuristic Paradox Pokémon, and patting its hard, metallic frame. "Will you let me ride you?"

The robotic behemoth's LED eyes flashed on and off. It then lowered its back with a mechanical whir, allowing the human girl to mount it. "I'll take that as a yes!" Andrea beamed.

Josh Devlin //sygna drip

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While gushing about how awesome Sygna Suits were, the young cosplayer had strayed a bit too far from her supposed charge, which ended up with the latter being ambushed by a bunch of feral-looking Amoonguss lookalikes.

As soon as she noticed the scuffle, Andrea descended into the cartoonish cloud of pollen with no second thought, barely dodging one of the solar beams on her way there. "Hang on, Shalin! I'll save you!"

Inhaling a mouthful of rage-inducing powder upon landing, she began seeing red. Bathed in an aura of draconic spirit--not as strong as Chomper's aura, but potent nonetheless--the human girl rammed into one of the Brute Bonnets with an Outrage.

As for Chomper himself, being angry when fighting was the norm, so the powder's effects were not as noticeable on him. Empowered by his trainer's own RAGE, the shiny Hydreigon assailed another of the Brute Bonnets with a vicious Fire Fang.

Shalin Nariya //sygna drip

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Andrea couldn't help but smile at Josh's daydreaming. Ever since they had encountered the Winged King within the RKS Simulation, it seemed to have reignited his passion for racing, which had previously been stifled by his extreme sense of duty and Hoenn's tumultuous geopolitical climate.

"That's the spirit! If anyone can get those two legendaries onto the racing track, it would be you!" The young PokéManiac cheerfully remarked, only to freeze up as soon as they entered the Terastal-infested cave. The Pressure was so overwhelming, it caused her to temporarily lose her flight

Luckily, her loyal Hydreigon was there to catch her as she fell down. "Yep, I sure felt it! That was close! Thanks, Chomper!" The dragon-costumed girl said, while patting her draconic steed's back.

Josh Devlin //mission thread

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Andrea's ears were still buzzing from Guzzlord's incessant screaming, and the honking only made it worse. "I-it's back!" How did that thing keep following them around? One thing was certain; they needed to prevent it from using its signature move inside the tunnel.

"Bronson, make sure it can't move!" The young PokéManiac ordered her brotherly Slowking, who attempted to blind the wacky Ultra Beast by casting a bright Spotlight directly into its eyes(?), before lifting the pyromaniacal jester into the air with a Psychic.

She was fine playing the role of support for this. The clown was Shred's arch-nemesis, therefore he should get the satisfaction of dealing the finishing blow.

"It's all yours, sir! Hit 'em with everything you've got! I believe in you! RAWR! RAWR!" The draconic cosplayer exclaimed, Dragon Cheer still in full blare.

Shred

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It wouldn't be Hoenn if people weren't constantly obsessing over mining strange rocks.

Unfortunately, most geologists were not adept at battling, therefore they needed some hired muscle to defend them against the many threats lurking within Area Zero, while they conducted their research in peace. Being short on cash, Andrea had accepted the job.

Standing guard not too far from the drilling rig, the young PokéManiac was surprised to see who else was assisting the scientists. "Mr. Matias?! Are you here to help out too?" She asked, feeling a sudden, inexplicable sense of dread.

Noticing her reaction, her Aggron looked around for any signs of approaching danger.

MATIAS SILPH

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Andrea's search for the Winged King continued. At this point, she owed it to Josh Devlin to find any clue that the fabled creature described in the Scarlet Book and encountered within the RKS Simulation actually existed. This Area Zero surely had manifested in Hoenn for a reason.

Riding on the back of her signature, shiny Hydreigon, the draconic cosplayer scanned a section of the massive, Terastal-infested cave for any signs of suspicious activity, glimmering crystals illuminating her surroundings. "Nothing here either... It's like all Paradox Pokémon have vanished."

DESIREE BLOOMS, mint frost, Calliope Alvara

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Shalin was visibly apprehensive about this mission, but after a supersonic ride on her Flygon's vibrating wing, she seemed a lot more confident. Could that be a form of stress relief for the eccentric ranger similar to using a massage chair? One could only wonder.

Andrea was the last person in the world that could judge her for being weird, seeing how she was on a path to becoming a full-blown dragon herself. With Chomper in tow and her matching Hydreigon Sygna Suit to boot, she was more than happy to take the lead. "Don't worry, we've got your back! You shouldn't sell yourself short, though. You'd be surprised how good Type: Null are at battling."

With that, the dragon-costumed woman allowed Infinity Energy to flow into her artificial wings, letting her Fly alongside Chomper over the Giant Chasm's immense airspace. Doing so would allow her to scout the area up ahead for any potential threats.

"Wheeeeee! Sygna Suits are the best!" The flying girl wailed in utter glee, stretching her arms forward like a superhero.

Shalin Nariya //sygna drip

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When Josh brought up the power of Sygna Suits, the draconic cosplayer chuckled. "Heh. I know, right? I can do this now... RAWR~!" She let out a booming, reverberating roar that almost made her sound like a genuine dragon.

Empowered by her Dragon Cheer, Chomper delivered a critical Fire Fang between the Sandy Shocks' metallic joints, causing the strange creature to writhe in pain. The brutal Hydreigon finally released his prey, allowing it to flee with the rest of its kin.

With the danger gone, Andrea took a better look at the area up ahead, noticing a long, winding path leading into the cave's very depths. The terrain was smooth, and the path wide enough to traverse without fear of falling off course, but had a fair amount of twists and turns to keep people on their toes.

"Hey, that kinda looks like one of your racing tracks. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" The girl turned towards the Mauville Gym Leader with a shit-eating grin plastered on her face.

Josh Devlin //sygna drip

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"I WAS trying to train using my Sygna Suit." The eccentric cosplayer replied, wading back to the shore. Upon coming out of the water, she shivered, wrapping her arms around herself. "Brrrr! Now I need to dry up before I catch a cold!"

The costumed trainer sent out another of her dragons; a mighty Salamence. "Meatloaf, use Temper Flare please." The winged lizard nodded at her request, radiating heat from its entire body that helped warm up the shivering girl.

"My name's Andrea, by the way. What's yours?" The dragon fanatic added questioningly, while huddling close to her walking room heater. "I've never seen you around these parts, and I should know 'cause I come here pretty often."

Draco Prowler //mission thread

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"The origin of the Terastal Crystals?" That was an interesting theory. Not confirmed, of course, but it made one think. "You think that's why the meteorite tried to land on Hoenn? Was it trying to get back home?"

Food for thought for later. Right then and there, they had to deal with the many dangerous Paradox Pokémon lurking in the glimmering cave. One of them was a second Sandy Shocks that became an unlucky recipient of Chomper's Fire Fang.

"A Magneton that's shaped like a dragon... Could that be the missing link between future and past paradoxes?" Andrea pondered aloud, all the while cuddling Josh's Pyroar to stay warm.

Josh Devlin //sygna drip

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When told that Ettie had never heard of Koraidon, the dragon maniac's smile faltered for a moment. "I guess it's true that nobody's seen it in Hoenn yet... But we can't lose hope! If we work together, we might be able to find at least some sign that it exists!"

With that, the Sygna Suited woman spread her costume's artificial wings, and started to Fly again. "My dragons can search the air, while your doggos search the land. What do you say?" She suggested to her newfound friend.

Ettie //sygna drip

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