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The entire fight, while she took it seriously on instinct, it was only now she felt actual pain. What a pain it was too. Scorching heat raced across her skin and she cringed back, watching in bafflement as her clone continued to mimic her. It crouched low, eyes bright, and teeth bared as she mirrored the monster. [break][break]

Stupid beast! [break][break]

She cast her eyes low in a sort of fury, teeth grinding against each other as she considered her options. If she felt pain, she could die, that was all she knew. If fighting their clones made them endure more pain, it was foolish. Luckily, the knight had just entered, and provided a new way out. Only barely glaring at the others to consider where they were, she launched at the knight, hoping her attack wasn't repelled, and swung the ominously purple blade at him. Would this count as their victory? [break][break]

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(1-50 equals badly poisoned!)

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"If I can find more snakes, they can join our family...others too, like these two. I don't really look for them, they come to me, so I have to take care of then if I have them." She nodded respectively at Jotun and Munin, two that clearly didn't match up with her first Pokemon. Her preference for the cold-blooded was likely obvious, she noted in the recess of her mind, but it wasn't like the preference was set in stone. She certainly wouldn't mind a Houndoom or Rockruff, they were naturally loyal... [break][break]

Silence usually didn't bother her, it meant there was nothing currently happening. She wasn't dim, though. She couldn't track whatever emotions were in the air, but she did know there was energy in the air, much like an injured Pokemon's. She watched Deus and Jotun work with an stern air, Illeana in the corner of her eyes. "We can risk a little more time, just have him lift." Jotun started to falter as Superpower wore off, huffing and puffing as he attempted to match Deus rock by rock. If they reached a dirt packing or a Pokemon attacked, well, that was what Munin was here for.[break] [break]

Kaida bit on the inside of her cheek, invisibly agitated. Like a hurt Pokemon. But she was wrong. She was typically wrong about people, why was this going to be any different? Most humans didn't like to stay quiet like this though, they usually got very angry, or very sad if it was nothing. They didn't clam up, hide wounds like an old Purloin. That usually meant a Pokemon was severely injured. Like a Pokemon. Fine then, it wasn't like she expected to meet this woman again. She only hoped there wasn't a change in her tone, as she started to speak, the same way she spoke to her Pokemon. [break][break]

"Illeana...if there is someone gone down there, I've seen them plenty, it never gets happier, the pointless blood." Her face pulled down into a frown, truthful as if the skin pulled down without her consent, "So if there is something there," She hardened her tone, suddenly stern as she made clear there would be no argument. If she were like a Pokemon, then Kaida wouldnt tolerate family getting itself hurt over pride or determination. No point. "Leave it to those that know this well. We'll take care of it."

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Kaida burst into the throne room, propelling herself on both arms and legs before awkwardly skidding to a halt. A quick cast of her vision around, and the faces around her might as well have been blank slates. Only one's clothing was vaguely familiar, and she reached for memories that basically weren't there and cast her frown to the ground, cursing her luck with these strangers. Not a single ally among them! [break][break]

The windows burst open and, without thinking, she took brief cover behind her dear strangers. She didn't feel anything for strangers she didn't know, nor was tasked with protecting or helping. With her lack of knowledge of the true pain, she felt more right on this assessment. Ah. New enemies, and ones she could fight.

She let the long-range attacks fly first before launching forward, running on the toes of her feet as she sprinted at one of the smaller cloaked figures, a mage. A green light overtook her knife as she leaped high in the air, feeling the power of her previous coils as she sprung up, hoping to start a chain reaction of building damage with her swung down Infestation. [break][break]

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The Dark Pulse washed over the defenders, Kaida blinked as distinct pain showed itself on her allies. That wasn't supposed to happen, was it? Her own HP refused to drop, something she was glad to see...then something she wasn't so glad to see: a rain of arrows nearly blocking the sky. "Hey! Run!" She screamed over the approaching army's din. [break][break]

The arrows only fell closer, and she activated Coil one last time, her wound up body suddenly exploding into a sprint as she ran towards the labyrinthine streets. There, the army would be forced to engage them in smaller numbers and, with her Rouge status, she expected to be able to run circles around them...as long as she didn't take an arrow to the leg... [break][break]

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"I was happier when I saw there was many different other snakes...a team can't exactly be just Ekans, we'd be wiped out fast." Simply pragmatic, Kaida remembered the odd ensemble she had arrived into Slateport with. She remembered Ormr from the start, but the team had apparently been put together quickly. She didn't question it, just thanked her luck. [break][break]

Her partner spoke with a choked tone, the words positive, and yet still...Lies. [break][break]

Kaida turned her head away, face hidden as she pushed away her thoughts with a shifting expression, agitation gracing her features before she managed to settle. She was wrong. That was just it. Who would lie about this, and when was she ever able to read a room? On her shoulders, the long Ekans could only watch in despair as cruel sadness and confusion washed over him, emotions that Kaida tended to hide, and thus it nearly overwhelmed him. Lucky Jotun, he couldn't notice, he was just too little. [break][break]

The task. They just needed to get through, ascertain that if there was anything down there, it was ok, and it would be fine. "I'd like to move the heavy rubble first...could Deus help? Jotun! We have to lift this!" Her crocodillian companion was finally wrenched back into the reality of the job, tilting his head before grinning a toothy smile and flexing, a red glow streaming across the lines of his skin. Superpower. The perfect move for this job, though he wouldn't be able to make it last long. They only needed to get past the initial boulders and packed rocks though. [break][break]

He lumbered forward, claws shooting back and forth as he moved to dig through the first part.

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Kaida wasn't truly the most gaming person in the world, nor did she try to stay on the virtual world, the real world needed her much more, but even she could put some time aside to see what was going on...to enjoy this strange body a little longer. [break][break]

She didn't notice the hacked accounts right away, having ignored the previous hacking with her usual animosity to anything that didn't have to do with her duties, but the consequences were right in front of her eyes. [break][break]

Ever pragmatic, Kaida attempted to log out, unwilling to risk herself, but the error thrumed irritatingly in front of her eyes. Fine. Next pragmatic plan. She ran, plan and simple, leaving the front lines for those more suited. She would work better in the narrow areas, her long-range attacks being lacking. Her body wound tight like a serpent, an aura settling around her body as power raised her stats. [break][break]

Now of all times, she wished this game had Pokemon. [break] [break]

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Luckily for the garden, a certain serpent slept within the branches of the trees. A smack of mud woke the snake, who's eyes flashed a gold as he spotted the cheery Pokemon and what it was doing to Kaida's work. [break][break]

Ormr wasn't usually one to attack upon sight, nor one to attack a happy Pokemon, but he felt he had no choice. If he lingered, Kaida's work would be defiled, and this creature needed to learn a lesson! One Giga Drain was all it took, and the mudfish lumbered away with a slightly less happy demeanor. [break][break]

Safe at last.

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Kaida knew well enough that her egg was healthy, but it did relieve her some to have confirmation from Pokemon themselves. Still, it didn't solve a core issue for herself, mostly that she still had the frantic energy. Respect dictated she answer with a "Thank you.", however. [break][break]

Munin blinked curiously at the Audino, unused to the concept of healing Pokemon, who were friendly by nature. Equally unused to not having to fight, she grumbled confusingly, eyes noticeably zooming in on the other Pokemon. For Pokemon that helped capture her, they were easily interacting with the healing Pokemon, and Kaida hadn't made her battle so far. How odd. [break][break]

Doing something was the only logical move and, even though this was supposed to be rest, it seemed Kaida couldn't get away from business and fighting. "This is a gym...right?" She asked, adjusting the egg so that it lay comfortably in her arms with no effort, "Have there been anything recently, with Mr. Benoit?" Perhaps she was too desperate to have something to see, to do, but she didn't very much care. Just something to spend her energy on, to be more tired doing something.

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