Alexei Stratos and Perry Sterling (Bunnying Rights)
Rustboro City Streets - Combat Zone
Affected RPers: NuzlockeLover, Grassy_Aggron, Velocity, Saraibre Ryu

“Yeah...” Jackson said, “I’m going with you, Alex...”

Before they got very far, though, the man was distracted by a PokéNav that was somehow working (maybe a stray blast from Chloe?) but Alex didn’t wait up for him. There was a fight going on, and Alex wouldn’t be deterred from involving herself in it.

Perry seemed to decide to follow as well, with his rodent taking it’s place on his shoulder. He didn’t speak a word, though, and Alex took this as a plus. Neither of them knew where the assailants were, so they couldn’t take the risk of giving away their position before they knew where the enemy’s was.

Unfortunately, when they first got a view of the lot, the leader of the group of thugs seemed to notice them first anyway. Quickly an Arbok was sent out and launched a poison sting towards them. It was aimed more towards Jackson, though, so Alex made no move to stop it, instead deciding to be ready for any further attacks.

She regretted this when none came, and the PokéNav in Jackson’s hand shattered.

“I’d stop there if I were you people,” the girl in charge said, and Alex felt a shot of irritation burn through her at the words. “This isn’t any of your business, this is wake business. Mancer here gave you all a well restrained warning so you all can go back to your...whatever it was you were doing.”

Alex didn’t even need to attack the woman to vent her frustrations, for an Air Slash attack collided with her Dusclops, throwing it to the side. To make the situation all the better, the trainer was forced to dodge as her own assailant - a Togekiss - lunged directly at her. She even tried a similar finger-snapping trick to Alex’s, but it did nothing at all, and she started to vent her frustrations towards her subordinates.

Alex used this pause to her advantage.

“Perry,” the girl said in a command voice that bode no arguments, “could Chloe repeat a similar flash to earlier if she wanted to?”

“Yes,” the man said with a nod. “It’s what we normally do, when we’re in danger.”

“Right then. I want you two to get hidden and when I snap my fingers five times,” the girl started as she demonstrated what she was talking about, “I want her to do it, alright?”

The two stopped to stare at each other for a moment before turning back to Alex and nodding. The dark skinned girl was quick to wave them off towards an alley off of the street, and they were quick to head there.

Turning back to the battle, she saw a sight that was both incredibly brave and incredibly stupid - the Togekiss was attacking the Electabuzz that one of the grunts had sent out. Alex could see the strategy - take out the grunts and the leader will be easier to deal with - but couldn’t she have taken out the Grumpig? Killer could have easily dealt with the Electabuzz!

Then again, Killer could also take out the Grumpig easily enough.

“The Grumpig, Killer,” Alex said simply, and her fingers snapped three quick times with practiced precision.

A ghastly purple energy started collecting in the hellhound’s mouth, and it quickly spat the Shadow Ball attack out at the pig. That wasn’t enough to satisfy Alex, though, and with a twitch of her head and three more finger snaps, Killer was launching a second Shadow Ball at the Dusclops.

“What’s the deal with firing Poison Stings at people, hmm...?”

Alex turned to Jackson to see that he had sent his Scizor towards the two grunts, but she was too hung up by what he had said to acknowledge that. The Blackout had been going strong for five years, and yet this man didn’t know how it worked yet...?

“This isn’t the time to wonder about such things,” was all the girl said, in the end. “Focus on the battle for now.”