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All the buzzing was deafening in a way, but that also meant their flight was strong and imposing, enough to have Thea looking at them with
a grin. "So I will have to yell at you?!" She shouted at Shalin, that was already lifting herself for a flight with her Bug Pokémons.[break][break]

Her hand sunk deep into the Drampa's fur, caressing it softly. "Big Kulsh here is tough. He can fly for a long time~!" The large Dragon rumbled, carefully brushing the tip of his tail on Thea's back, making her laugh. "Hey! It tickles!" She pushed patted his head, and the Pokémon rumbled again, rhythmically as if it was a laughing of his own.[break][break]

Shaking her head, she sighed and looked at Shalin as she gained height with the Dragon floating, getting next to Shalin and her Pokémon, ready to dart off as soon as the other girl was ready.[break][break]

"I will think about it though! I didn't even know people mounted on Bugs!" Granted, after seeing people mounted on Eevees, she shouldn't be surprised.[break][break]

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The part Thea waited the most finally came when Noah called his Pokémon to engage the fight. His passionate instructions brought a grin to her lips, she knew she was fighting with someone that was going to enjoy that as much as she would![break][break]

Zeus managed to keep his focus as long as he could, waiting for an opening. But Fong's fierce approach had his eyes growing wide open, not expecting the Whirlwind boost for his speed. The pounce struck and knocked Zeus away while he tried a backward roll to recover his stance, with his feet and hands tracing the tatami as he clenched them against the ground, halting his body from sliding further.[break][break]

"Zeus! He is bigger than you, use this to your advantage!"[break][break]

The reminder got Zeus to wait for another approach, before he rotated his body to give strength for a Low Kick on the side of Fong's left leg.[break][break]

Meanwhile, Gominha exchanged blows didn't seem to be beneficial against Roda. Her opponent was much quicker, and while the buoyancy of her body usually cushioned any hit she received, the Bullet Punches were particularly devastating, piercing her defenses and forcing her to release the grapple, wincing a bit.[break][break]

"Gominha! Close the distance, don't leave range for the punches to land!"[break][break]

The Wigglytuff tried to shake off the pain, rolling forward and shrinking for a moment, trying to reach for Roda's legs and trying a morote gari to send Roda to the ground, trying to get on top of her to Disable the Bullet Punches.[break][break]

While their Pokémon fought, Thea's eyes shifted to Noah's, and his question brought a grin to her lips. "First it was because I wanted to show the world how beautiful Martial Arts can be! It isn't only strength, it is discipline, it is form! It is a beautiful art on its own, pretty just like a dance or a music play!" She clenched her fist. "... But now... It is also because I want to protect those that I love! I want to be strong enough for it someday!"[break][break]

Damian, who was watching the fight, took a deep breath upon his daughter's words. His expressions didn't falter, but he knew where his daughter was coming from— A pride and fear occurred in his mind, however.[break][break]

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The return of a warm greeting brightened Thea up, and as Genny introduced her Pokémon. "They are wonderful! A cool, a cutie, a handsome, and of course: The beautiful trainer." She winked to Genny and her Pokémon, giving them compliments that fitted to each of them. She gestured back with her thumb to her own Pokémon while they were warming up, introducing them—[break][break]

"The Wigglytuff is Gominha, the Primeape is Zeus, and the Minccino is Belle. They are docile, so feel free to greet them! Gominha is a bit of an attention hog and Belle is timid though. Zeus is chill." She explained, just to let the young woman know what to expect.[break][break]

Thea didn't miss Genny's cheeks reddening, and she reassured with a handwave. "It is alright. The gi makes the training easier, and we don't want to rip your clothes by accident, right? Which mind you, are very pretty ones, and you need to tell me where you got them later." The see-through jacket in particular was a charm, and Thea needed more clothes soon. Her birthday was next month and she was getting taller. Genny's excitement soon pulled Thea back to what mattered, despite the clothes catching her attention for a moment.[break][break]

"Come with me~" Guiding Genny to the locker room of the Dojo, Thea shuffled around to find a gi that was around Genny's size. After getting one, she turned to the woman, offering it. "I will wait outside while you get ready. If you don't know how to tie the obi, let me know." The woman seemed experienced on this, so perhaps she wouldn't need assistance. Stepping out of the locker room, Thea waited patiently.[break][break]

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The kindness of the boy for giving his Pokémon the water before he went for it brought a smile to Thea's lips, and as he spoke, she chirped—[break][break]

"Ooh, a Hisuian one!" Thea clasped her hands. "No wonder it looks quite different from the Zoroak I've seen before." She admitted, tilting her head as she looked at him closer, but not close enough to be meddling with personal space.[break][break]

"You take a very good care of him, don't you?" It wasn't hard to see, both for the Pokémon's beauty, health, and of course the display of kindness they boy had in front of Thea. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Mirage. And you too~" She said, looking at the Pokémon and the boy, before resting a hand over her Wigglytuff.[break][break]

"This is Gominha, the Pokémon I had the longest too. And he is Zeus, and she is Belle." She pointed at the Primeape, and then the Minccino. Gominha greeted chirply, while Zeus nodded with a stoic oink and Belle waved her tail in a sheepish greeting.[break][break]

Thea then pointed at her own chest with her thumb. "And my name is Thea." She winked.[break][break]

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Thea smiled faintly to the girl, and nodded. She continued to work on the shards carefully. Whenever she could, she would try to share some of her shards to the little girl's pile. If those guys were so eager to punish others, certainly they would reward whoever worked the most... Right?[break][break]

Perhaps that could be a chance for the little girl to at the very least be somewhere else better than this pitiful mess.[break][break]

"My name is Thea." She introduced herself with a brief voice, deciding to not ask the name of the girl in exchange. If she wished, she could tell, but Thea wasn't going to pressure it.[break][break]

"... I don't remember how I got in here." Thea added, quietly while she worked methodically, ignoring the cuts that only grew further as they went on.[break][break]

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Thea tried to take mental notes of Fen's preferences. Dee seemed to enjoy the sweets, which was expected from a baker. But that taste extended elsewhere too, being clear when dee picked up the sweeter drink and simply casted a spell that made the cookie disappear swiftly. Thea was happy that what she was doing was being good enough for Fen, not wishing to interrupt der work. It was clear dee knew what dee was doing, so Thea didn't want to get on der way.[break][break]

A warm and grateful smile was given to Fen, and it didn't need words to be clear Thea appreciated Fen's assistance with the ingredients.[break][break]

Thanks to that, after Thea finished putting the chocolate in waterbath, she only needed to fetch a few specific ingredients before she started working on the more 'basic' cookie dough. She did a careful work on it, and just like in Martial Arts, she was quite methodic and precise about it. Still, the passion was there, so the 'love' ingredient wouldn't be missing.[break][break]

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Thea nodded at the description, trying to picture it in her mind how their run would be. Especially the downhill. Thea got herself on downhill situations quite a few times, especially with her bicycle. The speed boost was amazing, but that was only with a bicycle... With a Pokémon meant to race, she could barely grasp how much speed that would be.[break][break]

"Sounds like we will have a lot of fun then~" She giggled, looking at Janus fondly as he returned the affection, ruffling under his chin and pondering about Josh's offer.[break][break]

"Weeell... I can give it a try. On our way back, how about it?" Thea said. She didn't want to reject it, but also, going downhill at lightning speed was intimidating for her.[break][break]

"You guys heard him!" She grinned at her Pokémon. Gominha didn't waste a second to go toward Pinky, chirping and wiggling her hands to ask permission to climb on. Zeus wasn't too enthusiastic about it, but he was curious, so he approached Basil, giving them a firm nod. Belle hesitated climbing one by herself, but Hammy tugged her tail with his own, chirping and gesturing to Kamuy, holding her paw and gently guiding her to it. After everyone got their permission, they would climb on them. "So, we mount them just like we do with a horse?" She asked.[break][break]

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Gominha looked at Cass when she asked if she had anything she was unhappy with, showing an incredulous gaze. She waved her tiny hands negatively, putting a hand over her lips and kissing it with a long 'mwah~' in a 'chef kiss' gesture. After that, she went for Cass, giving her a squishing hug and a happy chirp before hopping away, giddily fidgeting her pretty and cared tuft.[break][break]

Thea laughed at Gominha's reaction. "I've told you. She loves you too much." She said with a faint shrug, and looked around. "Alright, who is next on our beauty care day?" As she asked—[break][break]

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Belle showed up with Zeus, Pic dragging both of them hurriedly into the room.[break][break]

"Oh, there are you guys. You took very long, huh? Did you have fun?" Thea asked, looking at the two of them.[break][break]

Zeus nodded, pointing at Pic and nodding even more, gesturing a cross chop a couple times. Thea tilted her head, blinking.[break][break]

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The Floette appearing caught Thea's attention for a second, and if she wasn't too focused on Belle's state, she would already be gushing all over the cute flower Pokémon. Her lips pursed as she watched Mimi using her Aromatherapy, and truthfully the smell she exhaled was comforting in a way. Thea felt her stiffened shoulders relaxing, and even her Pokémons seemed a bit more calm about the situation, even though Hammy was still conflicted.[break][break]

With the ability under effect, the small Minccino finally reacted, letting out a brief cough and twitching her nose slightly, taking a deeper but slow breath, and continuing to do so consistently, picking up the pace of her breathing until she looked relaxed rather than outright limp. Her eyelids trembled, and soon she opened her eyes, very narrowly.[break][break]

Thea brightened up, with teary eyes. "Belle—" She slipped in a cracking but hopeful voice, turning to the flower Pokémon. "Thank you so much, Mimi— Doc, you too. It seems she is... Getting better." Thea smiled, and then nodded at the doctor mention of applying medicines. "O-Of course, as long as she gets better..."[break][break]

When Hammy showed the berry, Thea's eyes grew wide, and she followed the doctor's fashion, ruffling his hair heartily. "Yes, good job Hammy! You are so smart!" The small Pawmo's eyes averted, lowering along with his ears. Thea frowned at his reaction, perhaps he was still too worried to be flushed about the compliments? "... Ah, when I saw her eating it... We were by Route 102. On our way here." She explained.[break][break]

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"Exactly! Anything heavy is lighter when two people are carrying it~" Thea grinned when Robin accepted her offer for help. She was excited to spend some time with her, and to try helping to handle that situation. She just hoped Hammy would enjoy meeting his wild friends too. "You have never heard them singing?" Thea blinked, surprised. For her it was normal, but when she realized it was obviously normal for her, having two singing Pokémons, she nearly facepalmed at herself.[break][break]

"Then, we will gladly put up a show for you." She said, gesturing with her hand as she called for her Pokémon. "Gominha! Belle! Use your voices to stop the Pawmos!" Her hand then moved toward her Primeape and her Pawmo. "Zeus, pick up the sleeping Pawmos and put them together. Hammy, help Robin's Pokémons to stop those that don't fall asleep!"[break][break]

Sing was usually a 50-50 deal, especially when their targets were so agitated, so Thea made some counter-measurements. The Wigglytuff and the Minccino got together, letting out a soothing and lingering melody with a very faint desync to give an 'echo' effect. The gentle voice slipped through the ears of the Pawmos, and some that were caught in a trance because of it, soon found themselves going straight to the ground, falling asleep. While some others became too drowsy to keep going.[break][break]

The Primeape rushed, picking up some of the Pawmos and giving priority to the drowsy ones, putting them together near a tree, while Thea's Pawmo charged toward the other half of Pawmos that were still awake and active, going for a flurry of Arm Thrusts, that were retaliated with similar fashion, followed by the sounds of sparks and crackles that escaped when the Pawmos electric palm pads shocked against each other.[break][break]

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Cass halted Thea from taking a shard, and her eyes met her friend's for a couple seconds. Deciding to trust her judgement. She was right, this wasn't time to try to do anything hasty. Slipping a sigh, she returned to work.[break][break]

Thea grew as quiet as Cass and Knight were during the work that just wasn't monotonous because of the constant threat before them. At some point, Thea noticed a little girl working, and being treated by a kind man. When Thea was a little further from her friends and the girl was alone, she scooted closer to talk to a little girl called Eris. That conversation eventually broke apart, with Thea learning more about her, and trying to give her some reassurance.[break][break]

It was horrifying to know such a young girl was stuck there, with them. But that was far from the only horrifying thing going on at that place... Especially when the display of pure violence crossed Thea's sight. She felt breathless while witnessing it, only not losing her mind because of Cass' tight hold, that made her snap back to reality and shift her gaze to Knight. She was honestly surprised by her cousin's mental strength, but also thankful that overall, it seemed he kept a good head on his shoulders.[break][break]

However... As soon as she noticed who was the one being punished, her eyes opened widely. It was that man, the one who was taking care of the little girl— Her eyes quickly drifted to Eris, and after a tug, she gently excused herself from her friend's hold, hurrying toward the little girl, regardless if she has rushed all the way to the cells or if she was standing in shock. Thea would try and take a hold of the girl's shoulders, hoping to face her and keep her attention. "Eris... H-He will be fine. We will be fine." She swallowed, forcing herself to not look toward the cells. "We need to keep going... So we can save him... Or do something for him later." Thea said, looking at Eris, and eventually standing. If the girl agreed, she would take Eris with her, closer to her friend and her cousin, but not before looking at the man's state while feeling a pit on her stomach. Why she couldn't think of a way to help them?[break][break]

Her lips pursed, and her eyes glanced up to yet another horrifying display of Pokéballs being crushed. Her eyes averted, tears forming in them as she hurried her steps closer to Cass and grabbing her hand tightly, while having her other hand on Eris' if she had followed her. "... Th-Thanks for stopping me." She whispered to Cass, squeezing her hand, and glancing at her cousin while another humiliating moment was brought to them.[break][break]

To trust... or to forsake? Thea's lips curled, and she looked at her friends. "They really want to break us all apart..." Their enemies knew they were stronger together, even in that pitiful situation. It was only a matter of time until tables were turned.[break][break]

Trust felt like an obvious answer for Thea, but she didn't judge those who decided to forsake. After such a mindbreaking process, it was only natural everyone's judgements would be clouded. "... TRUST!" She exclaimed firmly, trying to hold onto any determination she had left. Trying to say it not only to her captors, but to everyone around her. They needed to trust one another.[break][break]

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The Dojo was a little emptier than the usual this time. With part of the students going for Verdanturf Gym for this weekend, along with some of the higher belts of the Dojo to help Noah to give their student some training, Thea was one of the people left to stay in the Dojo, along with her father. She was a bit pouty about it, but she understood her father. He wanted to be there whenever she was the one visiting Noah's Gym.[break][break]

Preparing the Dojo, Thea lifted a punching bag and walked near a hook, which Gominha was adjusting while inflated to go very high. "Thanks Gominha~" Thea said after grunting in exertion, leaning close to her Pokémon and giving her a gentle kiss on the forehead, making the Wigglypuff all blushy and wiggly, bringing a laugh out of Thea. "Don't be silly. Ah, Belle, Hammy. Help me with these training comes. Zeus, go to the entrance and greet whoever cones!"[break][break]

The rodent duo, hopped on their feet, quickly reaching for the tiny cones and placing them around in a specific layout, while the Primeape went for the door of the Dojo, oinking and twitching his nose while standing 'guard' by the door. Whenever a student came in, he bowed, and they bowed back... Until a specific familiar face showed up, and he blinked with a surprised but pleased oink.[break][break]

He bowed to them, and if they were going to get in, he would guide them into the Dojo to talk to Thea.[break][break]

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