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He wasn't sure if he was right, but he had a feeling the younger man wasn't entirely comfortable with the question. He couldn't say he got it. For him, death was just something that happened, something that was usually caused by him. Not that he would admit as much to someone like Josh. He had a feeling that wouldn't go over too well.
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Deciding to let the matter drop, he nodded. "I'll have to remember that. I'll read it later. Now I just want to feel the rush of the wind," he said as they continued along the path on their chosen mounts.
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A bit away from them, he could see a Togetic and what he figured to be a Vileplume. Neither interested him, so he glanced down at the younger man. "Shall we continue to the peak?"[break] Josh Devlin

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Waiting for his partner didn't take long, and when he finally made his appearance, he inclined his head but didn't say anything at first. "Crimson Dragon," he said simply.
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Usually, unless there was a need to hide his identity, he would give his real name. However, upon hearing that the guy was new, he had decided to test him. If he impressed him enough, he would give his real name. He was sure it would be what dorian westcliff would do.
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Upon hearing the question, he nodded, his gaze flickering briefly to the Lucario before he remembered his own Pokémon. "Oh right, this is Ares," he said, gesturing to the Gallade at his side, whose red eyes were completely fixed on the Lucario.
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Deciding not to think too much about why his Gallade was so fixated on the Lucario, he started walking. It was clear that Ash and his Lucario were meant to follow, especially after Ares hurried after his trainer.[break] Ashton Steele

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After helping the older male through the open window, it wasn't long until he was given all the care. It didn't take long for him to scale the wall and hoist himself through the open window. His landing was silent as he landed beside the older male.
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Upon getting inside the room, his eyes scanned the room, taking in the layout. From the looks of it, it seemed to be some kind of storage room. Either that or the people weren't very good at keeping the place clean.
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As expected, the door was on the other side of the room. After making sure there was nothing in the way that could be knocked into, he would begin to make his way closer to the door.[break] THEO BECKETT

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As he had predicted, once they had gotten past the one guy, the camp wasn't far. Soon enough, the lights from the camp came into view and he came to a halt, his companion halting as well. The path they had taken allowed them to peer down into the camp, meaning dropping down or teleporting into the camp were the best ways to go about this.
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Filing that information away for later, he allowed his gaze to scan the camp, taking in the layout before allowing his gaze to be drawn to the middle of the camp where a big black rock was fenced in. He wasn't so sure what was so special about a rock, but if the league wanted it, that meant it had to have some importance.
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Judging from the size, it would be a hassle to move, but he was sure whatever it was, the rocket scientist would want to check it out.
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The older male's voice drew his attention, and he turned his attention to him.
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"Let's make this quick," he said, swinging himself into Apollo's saddle before flying close enough to drop down into the camp, catching the leaguers off guard.
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He had already taken out three in quick succession before the remaining leaguers seemed to recover from their surprise, focusing their attention on him.
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With their attention focused on him, they could easily pull off a pincer attack.[break] Kazuya Yoshida
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Deciding they had caused enough of a distraction Medusa started making her way back to Ryker. Hopefully before whatever was doing all the stomping made its presence known. The last thing she wanted was to be caught vulnerable.
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In the meantime Ryker had gotten the prisoners on Dorian’s two Charizard. After returning Fenris and Ares to their pokeballs he joined them in the air with his own charizard. However they didn’t leave just asked. When asked what they were waiting for he simply told them he was waiting for the return of his Pokémon.
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Eyes scanning the ground for Medusa he follow spotted her. Not bothering to get lower he simply shot the beam of light that came from a pokeball at Medusa sucking the Salazzle back into her pokeball.
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He was just about to fly off along with the prisoners when something from his peripheral vision caught his attention. Immediately turning his head in the direction of whatever caught his attention only to see a Regirock.
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Letting his gaze wander the camp he pinpointed the most likely place Dorian was and pulled out a piece of flint he kept in case of emergencies. Winding his arm back he tossed it as hard as he could aiming it in a spot it would make enough racket ti catch Dorian’s attention and hopefully he used as a signal that he should hurry up and get out there.
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With that done he wheeled his Charizard around and began to lead the prisoners out of the Giant Chasm.[break] dorian westcliff
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Freeing the captives was easy with Fenris and Genesect's help. He was about to head towards the exit when the sound of thunderous footsteps reached their ears. Were the rest of the leaguers onto them? The thought had their hand immediately going to a blade hilt, ready to cut into any leaguer who got in their way.
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However, the more he listened to the sound, the less certain he was that it was the remaining leaguers. The footsteps sounded way too heavy, after all. Whatever it was, it was big.
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Before he could warn Dorian, he was already off, leaving him with the Pokéballs containing his Charizards and the task of getting the prisoners out of the Giant Chasm.
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"Let's go," he said simply, leading the prisoners through the tent until they exited.
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Once outside, he would release Dorian's Charizards from their Pokéballs before releasing his own.
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"Get on," he said simply, gesturing to the two Charizards that belonged to Dorian.[break] dorian westcliff
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The Pokémon Dorian called forth after they had taken care of the outside guards was one he wasn't familiar with. Though before he could take it in for too long, it was gone. Not long after, he and Dorian would enter the tent to see all sorts of carnage. Completely unfazed by the bloodbath, he released Fenris, his Mabosstiff, from his Pokémon.
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"Lead," he simply said, causing the Mabosstiff to take the lead until they navigated their way through the tent and reached the prisons.
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Considering it was a tent, aside from being bound, they weren't restrained in any way. Breaking them out of the cell might have taken them a bit to deal with. But this would be easy to get them out of.
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"Free them, but be careful," he told the Mabosstiff, not wanting to waste any more time than necessary.[break] dorian westcliff
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As the guy looked through his paperwork, he kept an eye on him. Having grown up the way he had, trust didn't come easily to him. But unless someone really knew him, they wouldn't know it. His inability to truly feel emotions made sure of that.
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As the other handed his papers back to him, he simply inclined his head but otherwise didn't say anything. Instead, he chose to watch in silence as the guy looked through his partner's documents.
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From the way he looked through both, it was clear he didn't know what to look for. Something that was good for them but not good for the opposing side. It didn't help that the guy didn't seem overly bright. Seriously, labeling your pokeballs? He was just asking Rocket to steal them.
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"It probably won't be too much further," he said as he resumed walking, his gaze scanning the area around them. Hopefully, the rest of that guy's unit wouldn't put too much faith in his ability to stand guard and wouldn't have any more Pokémon hanging around to disrupt them or have any guards posted.[break] Kazuya Yoshida
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He would like to think he knew his friend well enough to discern how he felt about something, even with his poor ability to understand emotions. Even so, from the way his friend acted, he could tell he was pleased with the plan. It was a bit snowy, which allowed them to be discreet.
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As his friend mentioned having an idea for the guards in the tent, he nodded, trusting his friend to have a good plan. He didn't even bother asking, knowing Dorian probably wouldn't answer if asked. Something told him that Dorian wanted to keep it a secret as long as he could.
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"Let's get going," he said, keeping his voice low as he grabbed hold of Ares. Once Dorian had done the same, the Gallade would teleport them right in front of the guards guarding the tent, catching them off guard like Ryker had planned.
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Before they could recover, he had already taken down two and was cutting the throat of another. All in all, it didn't take them long to dispose of the guards outside the tent, thanks to the element of surprise.
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Now all that was left for them to do was to slip inside and for Dorian to do what he planned.[break] dorian westcliff
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He was well aware of the fact that they didn't look like scientists. And it just wasn't because they weren't scientists either. For Ryker, some might say he looked too much like a bodyguard or something like that. But one should always go into a situation with the mindset that looks could be misleading. That was one of the lessons his mentor had gone over on multiple occasions.
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Though he sensed movement behind him, he didn't take his eyes off the people in front of him. Especially not the Metagross that seemed the most suspicious of them. He had had it drilled into him to never turn his back on a potential enemy.
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Whatever the other person did seemed to work as the person questioning them hung back and motioned for the Metagross to stand down. His unblinking gaze remained fixed on the Metagross as it stepped down until the guy from before brought his attention back to him with his question.
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Nodding, he took out some papers. While not what one would call book smart, he was smart about stuff like this. While usually he killed and was done with it, sometimes a job took more effort than that. Sometimes a job required him to get close to the target to get to know the kind of person they were before inevitably killing them.
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Such jobs required him to pass as someone else. So he always had papers on hand that would help him pass as someone else if he needed to. And when it came to such things, he was thorough. The kind of thoroughness that had him have someone who worked making documents for your average person as a living in his pocket.[break] Kazuya Yoshida
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Following his friend's gaze, he spotted the small group of rangers not taking part in the attempts to get the two Salazzle, stationed outside of the tent. As expected, the tent only had a small entrance that was being guarded by the small group of rangers. Even from here, he could see the tension of the rangers, which would probably make them a bit jumpy.
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"Probably," he said in response to the older male.
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As he continued to study them, an idea began to form. "I do believe we could use their nerves to our advantage. Catch them off guard and take them out before they even know what hit them. If we were to use Ares to teleport us near them, they would be caught off guard. Then, before they recover from the surprise, we take them out," he suggested.
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Of course, getting past the guards on the outside would be the easy part. The guards inside would pose the most problem since it would be harder to catch them off guard.[break] dorian westcliff
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