Soyeon was surprised by the Durant digging into the ground, suddenly latching onto the Porygon2 as it would vibrate on its clutches of the steel type. It wriggled a bit as Soyeon would begin to panic. How was she supposed to get out of this one? "H-Hey! You can't- Gah!" She frowned, trying to wrack her mind around what she could do against such a battle. The steely bug was slowly dragging Proto inside of the tunnel it had made as the Porygon2 stuttered ever so slightly. The scientist wracked her brain around a solution, until she'd wing whatever might be able to help.

"Zap Cannon!" She called, Proto rolling its main body downwards into the hole as it crackled with electricity. A small orb was created in front of it before aiming at the Durant and firing it off. Once it was done, she'd frown and continue up. Regardless if it hit or not, Soyeon did hatch the beginnings of a plan. "Proto! Conversion 2!" The Porygon2 shimmered, engulfed in a bright light for a bit, its DNA rearranging itself before it would take on a more ethereal appearance. Its typing had changed from the normal type attack it had been hit with, changing it into a ghost type.

"Plan A? Did you teach all of your Pokemon different strategies?" Soyeon asked Aaron, looking at the young trainer while she'd have to formulate a plan of her own inside of her head.

Aaron Toral

The snarl was all that Soyeon needed to know that this Houndoom wasn't particularly fond of petting, as her hand withdrew from the head almost instantly. She had to wonder about the skull that was adorned by the canine, the woman's eyes glancing over to Azula's owner as she began to start seeing why these two were a good fit for one another. Stoic, hard pressed and not too fond of outward company. Still, she would have to do her best to mind her manners.

"I'm Soyeon." she said, doing her best to recall the details given to her. "I work here in Fortree City as a research assistant. I've been tasked with helping you solve this little problem and taking a sample of the poison to find a cure for those Pokémon still affected." She smiled, following the male as they began their little mission between the two of them.

The buzzing, that horrid buzzing. Soyeon could have sworn that she was in some type of hive with all the Beedrill swarming overhead. They haven't pick up that two humans were infiltrating their system yet. Maverick pulled her attention aside from staring up at the wind filled sky to take cover from an incoming Swarm. She held her breath, her Metagross thankfully hidden as they were afforded some few precious moments of safety as they would formulate an approach.

"I believe stealth would be beneficial to us for as long as we can conceal ourselves. It gives us time to learn what we're dealing with and how to get rid of these things before they overrun us completely. " Soyeon answered Maverick, looking back to the skies. "I don't exactly have a plan now, though. It's likely Beedrill could have a queen somewhere nearby they're protecting or possibly a source of whatever is causing this
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"X"

Selena Desmarais

Soyeon seemed to hold a similar opinion of Rocket and League, at least in theory. Unlike Elinor and most other people, she lacked a spine to really stand up for herself when it came to values and things. Typically, she was the person being dunked in a toilet, in the proverbial high school that was Hoenn. Still, she'd quietly nod in regards to cooperation between the two. Although such a concept was as likely as finding a needle in the world's largest haystack.

But Elinor appeared less than thrilled to have the topic switched about Eris. Her unamused expression and uncaring demeanor ramped up her apparent intimidation to the scientist. And yet, she persisted, wanting to learn at least some morsel of truth out of what happened. "Is it true about what happened to her? That a League official hurt her?" Soyeon paused again, fidgeting in place a little before looking back to Elinor and making eye contact again. "My friend is…stubborn and maybe…mature for his age, but he cares about his friend. I wanted to at least hear from both sides about what happened. I can return the favor to the best of my ability."

Elinor Anderson

"Ah, the primitive Pokémon. Still just as fascinating. I'm certain the Natural History Museum would be more than happy for you to cooperate with them in utilizing it for the collection." Soyeon nodded in agreement, taking shelter underneath Ignis' wing as she was starting to become a little cold from the winds. A wild Delibird would wander up to Selena's Pokemon, much to Soyeon's amusement. The poor bird received an attack in return and then was caught by the woman.

"Hm, well, I'm certain there's a so many to think of. That's fairly hard to really be specific about it..." Soyeon had to rub her chin in thought, closing her eyes for a moment as she'd pace around, trying to think of a good subject. It went on for about a second or two before the scientist spun back around with a beaming grin. "What's the one story that you're proud of? SOmething that you'll always hold dear and true to your heart?"

Selena Desmarais

Among the civillians rounded in Lilycove, Soyeon would have just gotten able to enjoy a nice drink in peace by the beachside before a familiar voice came to her ears, rallying to fight back against the Wailord gone berserk. She reached for her Pokeball containing Artemis and threw it out, quickly running to join the rest of the people in their defense of the city. "Selena!" Soyeon called out, sprinting over towards her. Artemis, hurrying to aid the poison Ultra Beast as it would launch a volley of LEAF BLADES towards the Wailord. She attempted to force it back in order to gain some much needed ground against the gigantic foe. Once closer, the Rocket scientist nodded to the stern looking woman. "I'm with you!" she called out, her Decidueye ready to unleash another volley of arrows.

Selena Desmarais

Sure, Soyeon had intervened in what she thought was some type of cruel and inhumane attempt and taking a Pokemon's life, but could she be blamed for what she had been witnessing? A woman just dunking a Meowth into the water below and nobody being around to stop them? She had to at least try and stop her. The blonde woman did hold the poor beast in her hands while trying to defuse the situation. The scientist wasn't too thrilled at her trying to brush this off, carrying an annoyed expression on her face as her eyes went to the Meowth who was fiercely attempting at getting away! Why else would he be trying to flail his arms around? It did have floaties around its arms to help it keep afloat. But then the woman would dunk the cat back into the water.

"H-Hey!" Soyeon went to then dive towards the shore as the poor thing was no doubt going to go back under the water, but to her surprise, it actually was starting to swim! Her eyes looked towards the cat approaching her in a fury before a timely intervention by the Meowth's owner had saved her from a flurry of cuts and scratches. Soyeon took a moment to ponder things in her head before then wincing at her haste minded decision.

"Sorry, I just saw you dunking him into the water and I got worried." she said, rubbing her upper arm while looking back at the fierce looking Meowth on the woman's shoulders. "But why are you teaching him how to swim? I could understand a Pokémon suitable for water, but a Meowth?"

skyler dross

Oh? Selena actually seemed interested in her little rant about the Paradox Pokemon in all. She laughed a bit to herself, cheerful that somebody was willing to let her nerd out a bit more. "M-Membranes that are layered on top of one another and reinforced than typical scales that a reptilian Pokémon may have. In short, it looks like metal plating but iis actually a series of scale-like protrusion stacked on top of one another. Some tests done in the lab showed that their cellular makeup exceeds ones shown in even the fastest of Pokémon. Imagine a suit of armor that, if damage or bent, can reshape itself within seconds and withstand the same amount of force again and again." Soyeon stopped, needing to take a breathe as her scientific mumblings continued.

"And when placed in an environment offering an ample amount of electricity, say a power station, their cellular make up breaks down this energy source as fuel to amplify their abilities. I've only known the more futuristic ones, nothing more than the primitive species, but if we were to find a way to harness this energy, the uses could propel us into the next golden age of humanity. Imagine sources of power without the need for harnessing limited resources. No more need to ruin habitats for industrial factories or the like."

Soyeon had been talking nonstop for about a solid minute and a half as she spotted an Amaura wandering about. "Ignis, use Inferno on that one!" Ignis huffed, rearing his head back as he would unleash a sudden blast of fire at the Amaura. The Ice/Rock took the hit as it would fumbled back, wounded from the powerful attack. Soyeon tossed a Pokéball at the Pokemon, catching it as she would turn back to Selena. "You say you're a journalist, non?" she giggled, "Please! Tell me about some of your stories."

Selena Desmarais

"Necrozma AND Palkia? Goodness, you've brushed up against nothing short of death itself."

Soyeon could at least breath easily. t appeared that her worry and anxiety about standing before a force of nature was mutual between them, although Elinor had likely had more of her fair share of dance with such gods. Still, the Rocket affiliated woman would frown. Her hands sat still on the bed as she slowly began to fall her fists, aggravation settling in. She depised how much of a coward she was. Somebody who was easily pushed over, punished and acted as a social doormat for anyone lucky enough to lord over her.

"B-But, if I can ask...Knowing that we're all just ants to things, beings beyond our control...How do you keep going?" Soyeon asked Elinor, her eyes filed with unresolved troubles and worry. "I still can't sleep knowing that Rocket has such a powerful tool to use as they please. Along with the other stuff, just waking up and pretending I'm a good person seems so pointless..." The emotional wall had come down, as the woman's heart was exposed to Elinor, whether she was aware of it or not. But she remembered why she had even volunteered to come and make sure their prisoner wasn't dead. Aaron Toral's friend that had been targeted by the League supposedly, Eris Halla .

"I also wanted to ask you something." Her hands shot up, as if to signal that she was trying to feign surrender. "It's a personal matter, not Rocket business, I assure you. I have a friend whose other friend was targeted by the League. Their name was Eris Halla. You're one of the higher ups, so you definitely had to have heard something about them?"

Elinor Anderson

"Fourteen, huh?" Soyeon asked, glancing Aaron over again before reaching to pat his head. "And good answer. I'm 24 myself. So I was pretty close for an educated guess." Already a teenager and answering that forbidden question question one asked women as a last resort in aces. He truly was as fearless as he claimed.

They each got ready for battle as the Porygon2 hovered back over towards the two. She was curious about how good her most technical Pokemon could be against a Durant, although she'd have to be certain to give this all that she would have. She did have Ignis, but she didn't want to make this completely one sided out of the gate. Soyeon smiled, showing the normal type some affection before it would jitter around and look down at the Durent before it. It chirped, crackled(?) and maybe rotated around as Soyeon looked to Aaron. "I'll let you have the first move, Battle Master Aaron."

Aaron Toral

Soyeon frowned as she listened to Aaron's further advice. It was pretty relevant information and she did want to escape, but something was always keeping her here. Maybe it was fear or just a need to continue her work without any roadblocks that the League could impede her with. It was a poisoned chalice of her own volition, one that tasted as good as it looked. But it wasn't until the end that she'd begin to snicker to herself, then letting out some laughter. She laid her back in the shade of their umbrella, closing her eyes as the laughter slowly faltered. "How pathetic am I? Getting advice about how to live my life from somebody half my age." An eye looked over at Aaron with a smirk. One that told him she was taking in his advice, although clearly troubled in how she was going to remove herself from this situation. "I'm old enough to be your older sister, but here you are just telling me how to unfuck my life up." A bit startling language considering her usual prim and proper vocabulary.

She welcomed the resistance from Aaron at least, laughing along with him as she'd crossed her legs underneath the shade. "But if you keep this up, I'll have to make you our number one target if you keep this up." He got up and began to stretch as her eyes went to her newly hatched Bulbasaur. Vacoule was busy digging around in the sand, having uprooted himself from being buried and stomping along. Soyeon let out a sharp whistle as her Pokémon stood at attention, then standing up to do the same as Aaron. "I won't be as hopeless as last time. So this will be a good sign to see if I don't have to worry about you. Even if I still will." she winked, giggling to herself.

"Singles is fine by me. Pick your first Pokémon and I'll choose mine."

Aaron Toral

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Ah, there that name was, Quinn. Soyeon winced at the mention from her little miniature talk with his partner, Cillian Quinn . It did make sense that she could be overpowered by somebody with such a monstrous connection, but also just the prolonged time spent inside of Ultra Space more than likely. The last part did make her feel the full guilt of just running away, enough so that she'd stop patching up Elinor's arms. The woman's gaze went down to her hands, chewing the inside of her cheek. "Only because I ran from everybody. You, another trainer, practically everyone. For somebody who's awful at battling, I tend to get sent on assignments with them a lot. I'm just some coward compared to you, who have more than enough counts of standing against Rocket like that. It's something I envy most about most people."

Soyeon continued to work on the bandages in silence. It was uneasy, although Soyeon was attempting to hold back speaking any more than she needed to but was hard for her. Eventually after some time, whether it be because she was with a League affiliate or maybe just something on her mind ever since that fateful day, her filter was turned off as the words flowed out of her mouth without thought.

"I saw what Rocket did to Lugia when I was stationed waiting for Rocket forces to exit the Ultra Sea. I was with Tempest's partner. He talked about a broken device that made Shadow Pokémon." Recalling such an event made her brows furrow as she set the arms down, now fully covered in gauze and cleaned properly. As to if it would help the claws, that would need to be seen for themselves. Soyeon just continued on with her recollection. "He was so happy at showing it off to me, b-but I couldn't feel more pity for something. I don't know if Lugia was in pain or forced to do his bidding, or even if it was done willingly. That was the scariest part, for me anyway. The fact that I was an ant staring up at a weapon that had once been something of beauty. Something that could kill me several different ways if it wanted to."

Soyeon exhaled again. Her words were falling on deafened, unwilling ears and she didn't want to ruin Elinor's attitude any more than she already have. "Sorry, I just ramble on sometimes. Do you feel any new wounds opening up under the bandages? Anything I can help you with outside of that?"

Elinor Anderson

Soyeon watched as the train would collapse down into the terrain below. She smiled at the work they had done, one less glob of poison to really go around and hurt somebody or something. So far, by the looks of things, they were putting a dent in how this town was ridding itself of the poison plague that had gripped it tight. She was about to take it easy before the alarms would begin to ring. Shouts and words of something approaching the gate could be heard, as the woman looked towards the entrance into town. She opened her mouth to speak before another threat loomed on the horizon. A gigantic Garbodour rose from the middle of the town that smelled about as pleasant as it looked.

"Ugh...It smells awful..." Soyeon mumbled to herself, holding her nose as the scientist called for Ferrous. The Metagross moved towards its owner and lowered its head to then quickly allow her to step onto his head and then brace herself. "Let's head for the front gates, Ferrous!" The two sped off, passing by many people, with one man crying out for a "Roxie" as Ferrous passed him just in time to disappear into the crowd. It was a short dash to the front line, as the front gates bashed from the outside as the bird going outside was storming the gate. Soyeon launched into action with the other defenders, ordering Ferrous to use Psychic on the bird.

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TL;DR:
- Views their handiwork of collapsing the train
- Feels sick from the giant Garbodour
- Metagross speeds to the front gate to face Zapdos.
- METAGROSS uses Psychic on Galarian Zapdos
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