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And just like that, their battlefield was set, ignited by jolts of electrical energy. "You're right," Nabi said in agreement to Remiel's suggestion. "Two against three just ain't fair."[break][break]

She produced a pokeball from her belt and enlarged it with a press of the button. "In that case, this guy should help us out...!" With an enthusiastic toss, the pokeball whirled through the air, and out of it appeared a swampert.[break][break]

Bruno landed on all fours and immediately roared at the enemies. Their electricity would be harmless against him.[break][break]

"Jiji, slow them down with an ICY WIND. Bruno, DIG."[break][break]

On command, her two pokemon took off into action. The swampert was quick to dive into the hard earth while Jiji exhaled a current of ice-cold wind straight toward the three Iron Hands. Their bodies seemed to clink against the chilly air, but it wouldn't be enough to stop them entirely.[break][break]

However, it did allow enough time for Bruno to jump up from below one of the Iron Hands, the one that had initiated the ELECTRIC TERRAIN, with an enclosed fist and send it stumbling back on its feet.

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The green tint of the spidops were quite the ugly shade, much like an ogre, but that did not deter Nabi from the handsome creature. On the contrary, it was like love at first sight for her when she saw the way the pokemon beautifully shot its web from its orfices. The way it swung across the branches with ease. The way it intimidated others with its long limbs and blank eyes.[break][break]

Nabi had decided then she would like to have one for her team.[break][break]

"Quick, Jiji, use an ICY WIND!" she yelled to her sneasel as they chased after one of the wild spidops. Jiji was just as fast if not faster, jumping across the trees and branches with its AGILITY.[break][break]

Once he caught up with the spidops, he unleashed a chilling ICY WIND. The spidops shivered against the cold, back arched, and slipped against the trees towards the ground.[break][break]

Could this be her opportune moment to secure a spidops?[break][break]

Only fate would tell.

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Her attention was now on the trio of Iron Hands. "Ooh la la," she whistled as she stepped forward. The paradox pokemon was strange and abnormal to her with its signature floating palms.[break][break]

"Get ready, Jiji!" she called out to her sneasel. On response, Jiji slid down the duraludon's side, much like a child on a playground, and bared his claws. "For safe measure, use a HONE CLAWS," she instructed first.[break][break]

The sneasel's sharp claws shined for an instant and clashed against each other. "Just for safe measure."[break][break]

"Care to make the first move?" Nabi said to Remiel, flashing a small smile. Truthfully, she was interested to see how strong of a trainer he was.[break][break]

But perhaps the Iron Hands were docile and simply wanted to have a dance party with them. That wasn't quite out of the question until one of them attacked.

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Nabi found herself straightening as a natural response to the duraludon's warning. Likewise, Jiji uprighted himself, ears perked up to listen closely for the sounds of oncoming footsteps. But there was no immediate threat on the premise, yet, and Remiel continued to act calm. She crossed her arms and exhaled the tension out of her body, but her eyes remained on the forest line, waiting for danger to interrupt their conversation.[break][break]

"I had you figured wrong. You must get that a lot though," she decided to say to her partner. "Clearly, whatever those choices were that you made has worked out for you." He also had a few years ahead of her. She wondered if her dilemma would take years to resolve. "And although your words are inspiring-" And she meant that. Hearing Remiel lay out his story, a story she dared to say she connected with, was promising and hopeful. However...[break][break]

"All this means is that I still need to face the hard part, right?" Somewhere along the way, just like he said, she would have to return to her family. Running aways from them was just the beginning of a long road ahead of her. Nabi understood that now.[break][break]

"This is an easy answer," the pink-headed trainer then said with a bit of a sigh. "I don't know what I'm looking for, or what I want. I just... felt so cooped up for so long, realizing I know very little about the world. I just wanted to go out there and experience it and the people in it for myself."[break][break]

And so far, she had certainly met a strand of humans and pokemon alike, many of whom had already influenced her in some way.

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It came as a surprise to the young girl to learn that she and Remiel shared commonalities, but it made sens, and his analogy made an impression on her. "Like a coma..." she thought to herself, eyes vieled. She had always thought of it like a cage herself, trapped and at the whims of those that held the key. Sometimes, she was forced to put on a show for their sakes. But the more time she spent on her own in Hoenn, the more she realized how much she had missed out on.[break][break]

But if people like Remiel could move on and find a place for themselves, that meant there was hope for her, too.[break][break]

The answer to his question was both simple and complicated. She tried to choose her words carefully, speaking slowly so as to allow her mind to process what she spoke. "I didn't have a choice," she began. "At least, I didn't feel I could make my own decisions. When you're young, it's natural to do as you're told by your family." She paused, thinking.[break][break]

It was ironic how her parents broke away from the Park family because they wanted nothing to do with Team Rocket. But when it came to raising their disruptive child, they seemed to have no qualms against Nabi growing up as a prisoner. But even now, she struggled to put the blame on them.[break][break]

"It's not easy to cut ties with blood," she continued. "I just ran away, but..." She held up an arm and stared at the faint veins across her arm. "I still feel like they have some sort of hold on me. Like it's something I can never truly escape."

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Nabi perked up at the mention of the Rangers. She was familiar with them, of course. Her family weren't exactly fans of them, considering the Parks were loyal servents of Team Rocket. She supposed her estranged parents would have loved to have seen their daughter grow up and join them though. The idea of being a hero wasn't particularly appealing to Nabi. Fame and glory wasn't something she cared for. But the aspect of adventure made her listen closely to Shalin's words.[break][break]

Her green eyes now sat on the arrival of two new pokemon whom Nabi automatically assumed to belong to Shalin, even before she could make that confirmation.[break][break]

"Nice to meet you," Nabi said to the pair with a short nod. Cute names for not the most particulary cute pokemon. An idea sparked in her head just then.[break][break]

"Hey," she began, looking back at Shalin. "I can't help but notice these two are primed for a ride." She noted the gear equipped to the raticate and skuntank. "Do you think you can show me the way to Rustboro if we ride them?" She hoped Shalin wouldn't mind.

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Remiel was turning out to be far more complex than what she had pictured in her head for royalty. Perhaps that was the fault of her naivety and sheltered life.[break][break]

"Ok, so you're, like, a really smart guy," she commented with a raise of her eyebrows. Nabi felt herself shrink a little more. Was she always this self-conscious about her own skills? "I like to make money," she admitted honestly, though her newly found attraction towards the monetary system went beyond simple materialism. Were she not tredding the line of playing 'good guys,' Remiel would have been a promising and juicy target for her.[break][break]

Realizing that her answer wasn't the most insightful or probably what Remiel was looking for, she added in, "Um, I'm enjoying just traveling around for now. I was cooped up at home for most of my life. Being able to experience things like this now--" She motioned to the immaculate nature surrounding them, "is pretty mind-blowing for me, and I consider myself lucky."[break][break]

As the trainers engaged in their conversation, Jiji was now finding himself more comfortable with his temporary companion and reaching to climb the dragon's limbs and find a space to sit on top.

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Nabi had no idea why she was here. It seemed like only yesterday she had arrived to Hoenn with no money in her pocket and was forced to steal from others to survive. Now, she had a proper job working for Yumi Hasegawa, and somewhere along the way, she had even ended up at the doorsteps of the Rangers, curiosity getting the better of her after meeting people like Yuina Higashi and CALLISTA MOON. And now she was here, surrounded by the natural beauty and mystery of the Giant Chasm.[break][break]

And next to her was a man she, quite frankly, felt incredibly nervous to be around. She had only heard rumors about him from others, about his accomplishments and the things he had done. Hell, he was a frickin prince. Standing beside him, Nabi felt unskilled and unsuited for this mission. Meanwhile, her carefree ]sneasel had skipped over to where Remiel's archaludon sat, curiosity getting the better of him, and attempted to probe and poke at the firm legs of the pokemon.[break][break]

"Um, just recently, honestly," Nabi replied, eyes looking forward. "I'm still not so sure I'm... really a ranger?" She considered it a trial run, personally. She just wasn't so sure she wanted Remiel to know that.[break][break]

A low growl reverberated against the chasm's cliffs. Nabi tensed at what felt like foreshadowing for the inevitble. That was why they were here, right?[break][break]

"And you?" she then asked as she adjusted her stance to something more relaxed. "What does a man like yourself do in his free time?"[break][break]

Once again, the cry sounded itself, this time louder.

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"i was just running around frantic asking for someone to help me. some older lady pointed me to your direction," she explained. "she said you're pretty good at your job. i didn't catch her name." nabi looked up to his face. "she also mentioned i'd know i was in the correct place if the man has a perpetual grumpy scowl."[break][break]

a skilled apothecary, vibrant green hair, a hardened exterior--he checked off all the boxes, so she was sure she had come to the right place.[break][break]

"...you're still a pretty handsome guy!" nabi suddenly added in, thinking that perhaps he wouldn't take well to insults, and she wasn't in a position to poke fun at him. "and i saw you smile a little earlier," she lied. though she could see why he may not be sought after. her eyes wandered the stall then, noting the different pots, plants, materials, and other assortments of tools that made up his business.

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