After the bloody and vicious battle with jayden cross , the RAINBOW FEATHER's glow had dimmed significantly. Had Chien-Pao somehow "injured" the ashen Beast? The feather's ash trail was so thin as to be barely visible -- a sign the Raikou was recovering from something. Perhaps he had overused Swift during the battles?

Raikou, Entei, and Suicune had all been hurt in their battles, too. So much of Rocket had brought their best, and even an unexpected enemy in the form of robin coello . While there was a special place in his heart for the Johto Beasts and their ancient forms, they were far from his only powerful Pokémon.

He was a Champion. Every Pokémon on his team was strong in their own right.

The League's lightning-fast delivery boy had received an important intelligence report that could not be transmitted electronically due to Rocket's rampant wiretapping; it was a report he had to get to John Sullivan for safekeeping. Safely stowed away in a briefcase, alongside some powerful League-owned Pokémon to reinforce the falling front, it was slung over Ares' side. The Shiny Charizard was in low flight around Petalburg's outskirts, the Gym Leader riding on his back and in search of AQUA's greatest healer...

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Rose Soleil

TOTAL MP: 10
Post (10)

{PC: 1}

NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
Ares          Charizard**    Good

Try as he might to retrieve the captured Pokémon in midair, he could not. Rather than letting it fall in the middle of traffic, Josh wheeled Yosei to the Poké Ball's side, letting the Salamence buffet it to one side. The device landed with a loud clink on Old Highway 110, a decommissioned road that the Gym Leader utilized for riding Pokémon well above the speed limit. It was his preferred means of travel between Mauville and Slateport.

Swooping down to retrieve his catch, he let the Salamence land on the abandoned road so that the dragon could catch his breath after the long flight. "Especially a Gym Leader that is known for riding at the speed of a lightning bolt, heh," Josh bragged, referencing his many thundercats, not just his Raikou.

Josh smiled when Nick took interest in how he got started. "It's actually a funny story. It started about two and a half years ago, when I helped a former Councilwoman prevent one of Hoenn's only shrines to my favorite legendary Pokémon from being ransacked by petty thieves. I was still looking for proper work at the time, and the League noticed how talented I was in battle."

Josh loved both of his jobs, even if he could only work as a Ranger seasonally. Mauville Gym was far too busy in the spring and fall for him to take on more than a ticket or two as a Ranger. "So I applied for both, and to my shock and awe, I was accepted for both. As to what drew me to the fields, before that, I used to be a semi-professional Pokémon racer. I own dozens of ride Pokémon now, and I felt using them to rescue lost people and Pokémon was the best way I use to use my team's unique talents to make a difference in the lives of Hoenn's citizens." And now, he was Mauville's hero and one of the region's most renowned Gym Leaders. Applied for the Elite Four twice, and qualified to serve with his Champion Rank, but declined for the seat both times.

Was he declined for being too good at his current job?

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nicholas steele

{PC: 8}

Catching the Stufful next post!

Genny's cry was just as loud as Zagreus' bark, both audible even over the wind that sounded like a passing train. The speed they reached, even before being able to unleash their full potential on the course, was mind-boggling. Dangerously so. She was clearly willing to put her body through hell on earth to come out on top and take the Badge from her fellow Ranger. He expected the glare from the redhead's face to be much like his own: pure focus, pushing his own body as his own Arcanine's muscles rippled with every stride. With how fast they were running and how much power the fire-type had, he could easily send even a car flying.

"Jump, Braver!" Josh shouted, flicking the Arcanine's reins in sync with Zagreus' leap. He tried to land in the center of the extremely bumpy road below, giving him time to make adjustments in the event an awkward landing whipped him across the course below. He had held off Gwyar Wledig long ago on the high-difficulty track.

This time, he was the one having to come from behind.

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90pstK_F

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Down the narrow stretch the trio of ARCANINE galloped, the SALAZZLE skittered, and the LINOONE bounced, faster and faster. It gave the Pokémon plenty of room to get to their top speeds, which was welcome and necessary. Those moguls at the bottom were tall -- easily enough to trip up even an Arcanine as big as Braver. With dramatic leaps, the three giant dogs soared high above Thunder Road, the SALAZZLE and LINOONE managing much lower leaps with faster forward trajectory.

The two frontrunners gained more distance on Genevieve Cromwell from their jump angles... until they hit the bumpy road beneath them, flicking and flinging their riders back and forth in an effort to remain balanced. To the untrained eye, they may have looked like rodeo Pokémon, trying to buck their riders off!

Josh Devlin closely chased Genevieve Cromwell , their two ARCANINE almost neck and neck as they sprung upward. Where Josh's dog had more raw speed, Genny's height eclipsed his, carrying her all the way to the far end of the bumpy section of the course and beyond, landing on flat ground well over top speed. Her rival's, on the other hand, landed on the side of one of the taller hills, whipping him to the rail on the left side and skidding against it harshly. In a combination of a massive overcorrection and unfortunate positioning, the fire-type turned back toward the course's center, only to smack the opposite rail with almost as much force.

Josh Devlin's ARCANINE loses two uses of BOOST.

The entire field zoomed past him, leaving the challenger with the lead and the Leader in LAST PLACE. By a long shot. The race was barely getting started, though; the physical demands, for both Pokémon and rider, would skyrocket as soon as they crossed the starting line. An announcer-like voice clip made the point hit even harder:

[player]https://file.garden/ZDeuoB-J4RNQd5aY/gyms/master/You_Got_Boost_Power.mp3[/player]

"YOU GOT BOOST POWER!"

If Genny wanted to win this race, she had to be prepared for the physical and mental burden that came with going as fast as a Raikou!

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INSTRUCTIONS

You Got Boost Power! Speed-increasing moves, such as QUICK ATTACK, AGILITY, and EXTREME SPEED are now allowed. Pokémon will be able to use such speed-increasing moves a number of times up to one plus their Endurance ranks for the rest of the race. Speed-increasing moves will grant you ADVANTAGE on Speed-based Obstacles for the posting round, meaning you will [ roll ] four times instead of two for that post and ignore the lowest two rolls. For the second lap of the race, the Leader's rolls will be capped at 150, before modifiers are applied.

Beware! Taking tight turns and stamina-draining Obstacles at high speeds can result in dire consequences, and may impose DISADVANTAGE on Endurance-based and Reaction-based Obstacles, meaning the higher of the two rolls will be ignored. If the lowest two of the four rolls would still pass the Obstacle, Track Position for that Obstacle will be instead calculated based on the highest two rolls.

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LAP 2 | OBSTACLE 1

Prompt: After the course's opening three curves, the track narrows to three-wide but remains relatively straight for a long time. For those confident in their ability to control their Pokémon in narrow lanes, it is a prime place to let loose with reckless speed, but passing is risky! Racers also need to heed the nasty right-angle curves coming after the long, but thin, straightaway!

Target Number: 130 (Reaction)

Special: Boosting does not impose disadvantage on this Obstacle.

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Genevieve Cromwell





·

Josh, too, had a vendetta against the Loyal Three. Though he was not in Petalburg, he had been imprisoned by them. The young man sat astride Swift's thundercloud, his purring sounding like distant rumbles of thunder. For a legendary Pokémon, even if he was just an ashen replica of the one that fought in the Johto invasion, he was as friendly as any other domesticated large cat. After being haunted with Kanto's and Johto's past alongside Eva Morales , he had his doubts a living Raikou would be so willing to cuddle up with him... or more importantly, bear his weight across Hoenn's fields.

Josh grabbed the right leg of his shorts (it was barely warm enough to wear them) and introduced himself for the broadcast. "Josh Devlin, Mauville's Master of Faster on the scene!" He pulled back the right leg to reveal a giant scar across his knee from when Okidogi brutally whipped him with a Toxic Chain for his insubordination. "This is what the Lousy Three did to me last time," he provided context. "Swift here is gonna give him just as big a scar, and one that comes at him so fast he won't know what's coming!"

Once the recording was over, Josh properly greeted the Littleroot Gym Leader. "It's been a long time, hasn't it? How have you and Uxie been? Swift is the Raikou's name, if you didn't catch it from before. He's the same one Kyle had before he died. The one made of ash." Once the coast was clear, Josh would also let Aleph out of his Poké Ball, the Type: Null's expression remaining decidedly neutral. "Aleph's gonna help us smash these effigies, too." The chimeric Pokémon's distinct cry would have been enough to make the fellow Leader aware of the more controlled normal-type's presence.

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Hideo Kino

{PC: 1}

NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
Swift         Raikou         Good
Aleph         Type: Null     Good

Swift's gallop was painfully rapid; having not eased himself into the QUICK ATTACK like his medical staff suggested he do, his left arm began to thump. Had he overstressed it by riding at speeds humans were not designed to withstand? When he was sandwiched between the doctor and the emerald serpent's majestic scales, he had a specialized flight suit protecting him. That was not the case here; other than wearing his racing helmet, he was in normal attire. Attire that risked being torn to shreds from the speed-driven wind surrounding the Beast.

It didn't matter to Josh; Eva looked stressed and in need of help. Even in the Reverse World, memories of the original remained. Traumatic memories. Extreme violence surrounded them all; Pallet's strongest trainers, professors, Pokémon, and perhaps even a Kanto League official or two, all murdered in brutal ways. It was hard to look at.

"This is... what you saw before I came to Hoenn, wasn't it?" Josh asked his friend. "I remember seeing photographs of Celadon, Saffron, and Cerulean on TV seven or eight years ago. But they don't compare to this." Indeed, they needed to leave... but how? They were surrounded by water on Pallet's south shore, and the war raging in front of them.

As a storm brewed up above, the Gym Leader had an idea. "Swift might be our only hope to get out of here," he suggested, pointing at the low, billowing, lightning-filled clouds rolling in.

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Eva Morales

{PC: 5}

NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
Swift         Raikou         Good
Raikou        Raging Bolt    Good
Entei         Gouging Fire   Good
Suicune       Walking Wake   Good
Pazuzu        Pidgeot        Good
Regole        Dragonair**    Good

A chase was the best way to describe his pursuit of Raikou. The electric Beast had many powerful skills, but the Johtonian god of speed was best at running away over all else. He had witnessed that strength many times. Nearly two years ago, he had experienced it with Kyle for the first time. And now, with his rehab nearly complete, he could get that adrenaline rush at will. The only limitation now was Swift's strength... which was tied to that of the deepest recesses of his own consciousness.

Even since the Champion Assessment, he had continued to grow. He had kept @michael as emotionally strong as possible while they were cellmates. He had raised zachary stellar into a fantastic candidate for Gym Leader. And though it was just Navy , Josh had garnered the favor of one of the Elite Four enough to be a candidate to join their ranks.

Indeed, change was life's constant. Josh wanted Swift to stay the way he was. He had seen how legendary Pokémon dominated their wielders in the past. What if Raikou were to resurrect from the ashes of the RAINBOW FEATHER alongside the Great One's return, only to reject Josh's hold on his thundercloud? What if he, like Articuno did Laurence Anderson , stonewalled him at every possible disagreement?

The mention of a bond made Josh visibly twitch. There was no bond between Swift and Josh. He had learned of the Raikou's true nature; that Swift was merely a construct made of ash, with but a shadow of the speed god's capabilities. Quick Attack, Electro Ball, and Reflect. He knew just from the little he got to watch the Beast under Kyle's command that Swift was capable of so much more. Why, then, did he feel so limiting?

Only time, blood, sweat, and tears would answer that question.

It was not until Minerva's final point that Josh spoke up. "Indeed, such is the nature of the scientific method," the Gym Leader agreed; though he was no scientist, his side hustle as a Ranger made him acutely aware of how the knowledge of Pokémon had evolved over time. "Just like us, too. I've taken on many different roles in the League's force before. It took several different positions before I found my true calling: managing and running supply lines. It's what Swift and I can do better than even the League's Avatars. It's taken me what feels like years to figure out. And now, I've found my place."

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minerva valentine

{PC: 4}

NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
Swift         Raikou         Good

The doppelganger was Josh from a world where only legendary Pokémon existed. From a world where Avatar-like powers were more commonplace. The technology their powers let them create was well beyond anything in Hoenn, as were the wakes of destruction their battles left when clashes did happen. That showed in the speed with which the colored Raikou pounced the colorless one.

Much like Ayashi did to protect Yuina, Swift roared and reared, bucking Josh off and away from the now-tumbling tigers clawing at one another. Despite being squished against the ground at points during the clash, the colorless facsimile of the Gym Leader seemed unharmed. It was a supernatural strength mirroring the powers of other Avatars. It was what Josh had been trying to tell Yuina the entire time:

This doppelganger was Josh from another reality where he had become Raikou's Avatar.

Clone!Josh cannot be dismounted from his Pokémon against his will. While mounted, he and his mount have INCREASED SPEED AND EVASION.

Both of them had been slammed to the ground, courtesy of their precious steeds, but the alternative of being run through their foe's electric sword was far worse. In the recoil from the high-speed QUICK ATTACK sending ash flying everywhere behind Swift, Ayashi's retaliating PSYSHIELD BASH spread some of that ash back onto the monochrome Beast's body.

The Gym Leader's doppelganger glared at Celebi, one of the few Pokémon he recognized. He knew of the Pokémon's power to travel through time in his own world, being able to reverse its own wounds by traveling to a previous point in history. He knew of the tremendous stresses time travel put on the psychic-type, and wanted to snuff the oversized onion out then and there. "I slew you once, Timelord. Why are you back?" the vitriolic jockey pointed at the Celebi and its bearer, the Raikou flashing his fangs at them both. A vicious CRUNCH was coming... a technique Josh could not warn Yuina of.

For from his own experiences with Raikou, he was unaware the Beast was capable of such an attack.

"...Celebi?" Josh groaned, at last gaining meaningful consciousness from the fall.

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Yuina Higashi

{PC: 5}

NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
Swift         Raikou         Fair

Seeing how much Keenan's team improved made Josh proud of his decision to aware the trainer his Badge all that time ago. He was truly worthy of it, especially with Pokémon like those. "Aww, the Shaymin looks adorable between your Houndoom's horns like that!" he cooed as the rest of the crew seemed to get supper ready. A shoot or two of sand slipped through the Rock Slide from time to time, but it was nothing to be alarmed about.

"We did bring an awful lot of food, so I imagine we're here for quite a long haul," Josh speculated, having blocked off quite a bit of time from his Gym schedule and leaving challenges in the hands of his Gym Trainers in the event he was not able to return as scheduled. Tuning the dig team's ghost stories out, he instead turned his attention fully to Kee. "I'm not the one to ask; your dad and his team are only my clients. Try asking them."

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Keenan Toral

{PC: 4}

NOTE: All of the Pyroar in Josh's PC, as well as his Raikou and Type: Null, are present.

The Gym circuit, of course, wasn't for everyone. The region had plenty of very strong trainers that hadn'e earned a single Badge for a myriad of reasons. He had gone through that himself, the Mauville Leader taking on challengers with zero badges, only to be completely embarrassed in some of the most one-sided battles he had experienced. Those were the kinds of trainers he longed to be able to use his best team against. Legendary Pokémon included. While Badge quantity was a barometer of strength, it was not the only one.

Nicholas' attitude toward his job and his life outside work was admirable. Chivalrous, even. "You're exactly the type of people we're looking for on the Ranger force," the Leader answered with great respect. "I've been saving lives from Hoenn's disasters, natural and man-made, for over two years, and it never gets wearying. Mentally, anyway; of course, our job is very physically demanding." Demanding on different sets of muscles, given his penchant for traveling by Pokémon instead of on foot, but anything more than casual riding required one to be physically fit.

Before Josh could answer, the loud clicking and thrumming of insect wings caught his attention. A Heracross, and a giant one at that, was charging after and trying to apear a poor Mantyke with its mean-looking horn. Though the bug-type species wasn't his preferred choice of ride Pokémon, he was lacking one at the Gym. The one time a young boy challenged Mauville with a Heracross, he was forced to use Gogo, his Ditto, to Transform into the fighting-type for a proper race. Having never ridden the species before, he finished in last place by an embarrassing margin.

"Hold that thought, Nick," Josh raised a hand as he spurred Yosei toward the two wilds. Extending his neck, the Salemence's mind flared, projecting a ZEN HEADBUTT directly into the preying insect's. Not expecting such a powerful foe to swoop in, the fighting-type was powerless against the psychic-type ambush. With the relieved water-type fleeing toward the eastern shore, the young man was free to swoop in and drop an Ultra Ball on top of the unconscious Heracross.

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nicholas steele

{PC: 7}

Heracross catch please!

NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
Yosei         Salamence      Good
Zaborg        Zeraora**      Good
Zetalpa       Tropius        Good

Gym members truly were team players at Mauville Gym; they even got to mingle with employees. Being an employee also came with a free membership for as long as they were employed, plus an additional duration depending on the employee's tenure. Josh took care of his employees like they were family; it was a rarity in the modern, cutthroat world, and was part of what made getting a job with him so competitive.

"You don't even need to sign up in town!" Josh added. "If you would rather have all your Psyduck in a row, you can even sign up and prepay online. That way, we can have much of the paperwork ready for you to sign. The jersey doesn't usually come for a month or two, though. We get a deal when we order a certain number of them through our partner, so we send the orders off in batches. If you don't want to wait, I can put in a special order, but I would need to charge you the difference." It sounded like Josh would have yet another paying customer that would keep the Racing Grounds afloat in the event he needed to step down aa Gym Leader and stop receiving public funding.

The young man would let the rest of his fresh dragons out of their Poké Balls, though he let Suicune and Verte continue to rest. Yosei and Ao, his Salamence and Roaring Moon, bumped claws with one another as they took in the view. Reverb looked cheery as ever, the Noivern sounding a high-frequency screech from his ears. Area looked intimidating, the black-scaled Charizard's tail burning bright. "I don't think I introduced Reverb and Ares to you yet," Josh faced Miyako, gesturing toward the two dragons. Were she to look at the dragon's saddle, embedded within the front of it were not one, but two Mega Stones.

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Miyako Noguchi

{PC: 16}

NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
Suicune       Walking Wake   Fair
Yosei         Salamence      Good
Ao            Roaring Moon   Good
Verte         Flygon         Good
Reverb        Noivern        Good
Ares          Charizard**    Good

Vespa's words reminded Josh that he hadn't been to the Border to check on Kyle in a while. "His soul is strong. He won't be consumed by the Border," Jose replied amidst his companion's understandable unease. Talking about the afterlife was never easy. This was not the first time he had gone through heavy loss, nor would it be the last in the war-torn region.

Such was the nature of being a Hoennian Gym Leader. And now, Raikou's bearer. Was the weight of the Beast crushing? Yes. Was it worth it for the companionship of his childhood idol? Absolutely. The day would come when the Raikou would regain the lightning fast attack Josh admired him for. The stresses it would put on his body would be immense. Conquering it would be more challenging than even the Champion Assessment... yet he embraced the Herculean labor with open arms.

Once Vespa was behind him, Josh allowed her to get used to the long, swishing, ethereal tail she would be sitting on. "Hold on tight! Dragapult are among the fastest dragons in the world!" Once she had sufficient time to steel herself, the ghost-type rose into the air, Sidewinder's tail undulating back and forth, up and down. Dragon and rider flew at such a steep angle that it looked like they were flying directly toward the sky above, parallel to the tall tower beneath them. It was a feat very few flying Pokémon could accomplish. Were she to look away, Yuen would get a wonderful view of Hoenn's seas... completely tipped on their sides.

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Vespa Baskerville

{PC: 8}

skipping!

NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
Yosei         Salamence      Good
Ao            Roaring Moon   Good
Ares          Charizard      Good
Sandy         Flygon         Good
Sidewinder    Dragapult      Good
Tiamat        Dragonite      Good

Those kinds of mishaps were part of being human. Humans made mistakes. Miscommunication happened. "No biggie - I'm glad the time slot worked for both of us," Josh reassured his sparring partner, impressed he could seat himself on Rani's back. She was not one of the Gym Leader's smaller felines.

Mikael's thoughts were not unwarranted; Mauville Racing Grounds had a colossal budget. Initially, it was funded almost entirely by wealthy Mauville taxpayers; with the region having a solid tax code, the rich paid their fair share and made public services among the best the world had to offer. Though some may have criticized the Gym as being paved with pork, it was among the region's most-visited attractions. Where else in the world could one saddle up almost any appropriate Pokémon species in the world?

"Alright, let's go!" Josh pointed, the two lionesses slowly accelerating to keep Mikael comfortable. The sensation just lasted for a long time, the Gym Leader not being subtle about his love for high speed. Were Mikael to grab Rani's reins, he would find himself to have limited control over the Pyroar, as long as he rode in Josh's general direction. Though their backs flexed quite a bit, the saddles they wore were engineered to minimize stress the Pokémon put on the rider.

At the speed the fire-types clocked, they would get to the main battle courts with little delay. The practice weapon Josh wielded was coated in a soft foam to prevent it from doing any real damage, and protective gear further made them safe against the dangers of a joust. Even so, the blunt force of a charge was something to be wary of, no matter how soft their play-blades were!

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mikael rosenberg

{PC: 3}

Seeing the helpless, blue-haired girl continue to struggle in breathing, Josh listened to their words... until the PSYCHIC NOISE blasted and gouged at his own ears. The confused Entei continued to buck and heave amidst the heightened intensity of his confusion, every stomp of his broad paws rocking the field with earthquake-like force. His RAGING FURY was indiscriminate. Paws swiped and horn speared haphazardly, endangering robin coello , Josh Devlin , and Aqua Kennedy alike. The peril the behemoth of a Beast put them all in forced the Champion to be responsible and recall the Gouging Fire.

That Robin could simply will away a Pokémon as powerful as the one Josh had made his heart race. Was she an Avatar now? She had to be. What legendary Pokémon was on her belt? He had to draw it out. And there was only one way to do that without harming Aqua: intimidating her through use of his own. Plucking the RAINBOW FEATHER from his war attire, Mauville's Gym Leader drew the Sign's four strokes. Electrified ash hung in the air, a fantastic lightning bolt taking the form of a ferocious tiger-Beast draped in shades of gray.

"Robin, stop," Josh pleaded as Swift's throat began to vibrate with a thunderous purr indistinguishable from the weather phenomenon. "You want to know why I disqualified you that day, Robin? I'll tell you. I've seen what Shadow Pokémon do to people. They warp their trainers. I didn't disqualify you out of spite. I wanted to teach you a lesson: Shadow Pokémon are no good for their trainers." This was not how a prominent member of the League, let alone a Ranger, acted. Was she truly a Rocket in disguise?

He thought back to when that strange dream made his precious Manectric a Shadow Pokémon. The day he woke up with a thumping arm from the electric dog's fangs finding its blood. "They are machines of war and that's it. Pokémon are so much more than that. They're friends. Partners. Not just weapons. I went through the pain of raising one myself. You need to make the hard choice, Robin. Look into purification... or let it go. Deep down, I know you're a good person. I know you're better than this."

Turning back to Aqua, Josh's gaze was just as stern, the electric Beast's grey eyes and knife-like fangs hanging over them. "The person I wanted to protect above all else was a martyr of the war," he replied, referring to former Top Champion kyle lopez and wholly unaware of his resurrection -- no, reincarnation. "As a Champion of Hoenn, I protect his ideals. Ideals that, as you said, the League says they stand for when they truly do not. I've been trying to do something about it since I became a Champion. For what it's worth, I don't agree with their handling of the region, either. I just think they're the lesser of the two evils."

Swift was so close that Aqua may have been able to feel the air disturbances from the noise the tall Beast made. "But I implore you. Back down and turn yourself in. We have an amnesty program for people like you who are trapped within Rocket and lack the courage to get out. It may not seem like it, but we care for our own." Josh had a lot of respect for someone who stayed the course despite being asphyxiated, though he felt their resistance bordered on foolhardiness. "If you don't... then I will be left with no choice but to strike you down with the Great One's lightning. She is merciful, but her mercy does not extend forever." His gaze turned back to robin coello . "And that goes for you, too. I'm more than capable of taking on both of you. Now let's cut this misunderstanding and get back to HQ." The Raikou's crown crackled with electricity, a pair of ELECTRO BALLS forming at its two rivets...

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robin coello Aqua Kennedy

TOTAL MP: 485
Post (60)
use a legendary, mythical, ultra beast, paradox pokemon in a way that reflects your character or highlights another character. (50)
have an antagonistic exchange of dialogue between your character and another writer's character or NPC. (50)
include a motif or recurring symbol of some kind in your thread. (50)
have your character learn something from the other character. (50)
have your pokemon be inflicted with a status condition by an opposing pokemon. (25)
have your character recall a past thread or event that they have participated in or not (link the thread). (50)
reference (tag) another character that is not in your thread in a meaningful way. (50)
have your character learn to respect another character in some way. (50)
have your character self-doubt or cast doubt on another's confidence/allegiances/beliefs, etc. (50)

{PC: 6}

NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
Entei         Gouging Fire   Poor
Swift         Raikou         Good
Aleph         Type: Null     Good