Rain Calder and Liz Redwood
Ryme City Entrance
Affected RPers: @Neo Emolga, @Saraibre Ryu, @Noblejanobii

Chief Moretti’s plan, it turned out, was to pile the entire crew into a squad car and haul it to the scene of the latest incident. This was no easy fest, however, given he had both ladies and their Pokemon to contend with, though it was u;timately resolved by Liz and her Vaporeon sitting in the passenger seat while Rain and Azriel took the back seat. In their mad dash to get to the Squad car, Nuala and Cerridwen had returned only briefly before Rain sent them to scout ahead for what information they might be able to find.

Thankfully, the chief left the car’s radio on, and she and Azriel got their own fair share of information on their way into the mess--and it was going to be one heck of a mess. Pangoro, Zoroark, and Salamence of all the Pokemon in the city--at least she knew her own team had the ability to take on some of the Pokemon easily. It sounded as though the Salamence was spewing fire across the area, and she wondered why it sounded as though none of the officers in the area had deployed Growlithe with flash fire abilities to help minimize the damage to the area--she’d heard that the puppy Pokemon was a popular partner with both members of the city’s police and fire departments, and it wasn’t as though the ability was uncommon. At the very least, she suspected her Litwick would prove helpful if the Salamence hadn’t been taken care of by the time they arrived...and she had a feeling it wouldn’t be. Dragon Pokemon were notoriously tough to take down, but then, she had a way to assist with that as well, and she knew Grace would be delighted to help out. The Pangoro and Zoroark though… At the very least, it sounded like some people and Pokemon had been stepping up to try to combat the problem Pokemon already.

Rain was so wrapped up with her own thoughts and plans that she was completely startled when Moretti and Liz both gave shouts of surprise and the car swerved. Azriel threw an arm across her in an attempt to steady his smaller trainer, but it did little to soften the car’s jerky stop. “Glad to know they’re keeping updates on the access points to the area!” Liz snarled from the front seat, her arms wrapped around her Vaporeon in a death grip.

“The officers in the area are focused on the people and Pokemon in front of them,” Moretti tried to offer as explanation, but Liz was having none of it. Rain listened in bewilderment as the professor-in-training aggressively shouldered her door open and the chief radioed in a warning about a few flaming cars in the roadway. She’d already been warned that the back doors of this particular car didn’t open from the inside, but Liz didn’t make her wait, and she still seemed angry, if the way she yanked the back door open was any indication. Rain wasted no time in scrambling out of the vehicle herself, only to be greeted by a pair of very worried Gastly.

“Are you okay? Are you hurt?” Cerridwen asked, bumping her shoulder while Nuala circled her legs like her mother’s Glameow often did when she was seeking attention.

“Girls, girls, I’m fine,” Rain answered in startled English, but that was short-lived. “I need to know the situation, I’m okay, but what have you learned?” Liz gave her a look of surprise as Azriel exited the car and turned to look at what appeared to be a still-ongoing series of fights in the area.

“A Pangoro, Zoroark, and Salamence are all attacking the public up ahead. There are a few Pokemon trying to fight them off, but not many. Two Cinccino and a Haxorus against the Pangoro, a Galvantula against the Zoroark, and a Noivern against the Salamence, as well as a Hoppip that appears to be filming the events. We suggest Flicker and Grace assist against the Salamence, Ollie would have a slight advantage against the Pangoro, but it’s attracted enough of a crowd, and the Zoroark appears to be giving the Galvantula trouble. Unfortunately, aside from attempting to hand out status effects, we, as well as Azriel are at a type disadvantage, and likely wouldn’t be helpful in battle.” It was Nuala that answered, and Rain shook her head--their own lack of an ability to impact the fight was fine--it was likely she’d need them operating at full capacity as extensions of her eyes and ears.

“I’ll need your assistance comprehending and controlling the situation. Your lack of a type advantage is fine, but I agree with your assessment regarding Grace and Flicker--I thought they’d be best positioned against the Salamence. If the Galvantula needs assistance with the Zoroark, I’m sure Ollie would prefer the fight with fewer participants, and I’ll trust your judgement there.” She twisted back towards where she thought she’d last sensed Azriel. “I’ll need to make it there in one piece. Think you can get me there?”

“Look, I don’t know what kind of language you’re speaking there, but the situation looks like it’s pretty hairy,” Liz interjected, and Rain jolted in surprise, having almost forgotten she was there while trying to make plans with her own teams.

“It is--trying to figure out a plan of attack for my team. Looks like there are several Pokemon trying to fight the rogues, and none of them have taken down an opponent yet. I’ve got a Litwick with the flash fire ability that should be able to help minimize the damage being output by the Salamence, as well as a Froslass that should be able to help weaken and immobilize it. Sounds like the Pangoro has attracted a bit of a crowd, but there’s a Galvantula trying to battle the Zoroark that sounds like it could use some help. I think we’ll be directing my Decidueye to help there, but we need to actually get into the thick of things before we can implement any of this.” Unknown to Rain, Liz blinked at her in shock before shaking her head as if trying to clear it.

“...I don’t want to know where you got all that information from, do I?” she asked, and Rain chuckled in reply, shaking her head. “I can help you get there, and I guess we’ll see what help my team can offer when we get into the thick of things?” Rain surprised her by holding her hand out towards her, and Liz took it before tugging her into the thick of the chaos that was the city entrance. She kept up a pace that Rain appreciated--not too quick for her, but not too slow, either, though she paused once, jerking Rain back as something big flew past quickly enough that she could clearly feel the breeze, and crashed into something before it shot back past them.

“Haxorus,” Azriel offered simply, seeing the bewildered look on her face. He refocused in just a moment though, then telling her, “get Ollie out now, before that Zoroark rushes the Galvantula again. Positioning Flicker to intercept the Salamence’s attacks will be tricky, but it shouldn't be impossible to make happen. Grace would just need to communicate with the Noivern to try to redirect the fire Flicker's way."

Rain released the team members in question, quickly passing along instructions to a Decidueye who was clearly uncomfortable being deployed into a close combat situation in an area still filled with people, then a yawning Litwick who was only just barely enthused by their role and a Froslass that looked eager to please. Ollie had always been almost painfully shy, and though he was capable of spending time around people, he actually preferred spending his time doing solo missions or in his Pokeball. On the other hand, Flicker had always had a...unique attention span, and Grace was forever going out of her way to earn more praise. They all understood their roles, however, and Rain allowed Liz to pull her (with Azriel, Nuala, and Cerridwen in tow) to the shelter of a storefront that looked like it hadn't been hit very hard since the start of the attacks as her Pokemon jumped into the fray as well.

For all his dislike of the situation, Ollie's entrance into the fight between the Galvantula and Zoroark was explosive. The illusion-wielding Pokemon was so focused on the electric spider Pokemon before it that it didn’t seem to notice the incoming Decidueye until Ollie unleashed a spectacular Razor Leaf at the Zoroark, chasing it with a Leaf Blade. The Razor Leaf struck, but the fox Pokemon twisted block the Leaf Blade with it's arms, which took the brunt of the attack, and though it looked painful and the Zoroark responded with a sharp hiss, it didn't look particularly fazed by the attack. The Decidueye's eyes widened in surprise, but before he could move away from the faster fox Pokemon shifted, balling one of its hands into a fist and slamming it low--a Feint Attack, into the bipedal bird's abdomen, sending Ollie flying back. He tried his best to control his landing, but he still had trouble steadying himself. Well, at least now he had the Zoroark's attention away from the Galvantula.

Unlike Ollie’s target, Grace’s sights had been set on a target that was capable of moving any direction, one not restricted by gravity...and it was locked in a fight with another fast-moving target. Not only that, but she had to try to follow all this, launch her own helpful attacks, and this had to be done with a disinterested-looking Litwick tucked under one arm. Though Flicker had proven time and time again to be a helpful team member when push came to shove, he was known to be a bit...difficult to work with, and easily distracted. Right now, they couldn’t afford that, they needed his full attention to be on the Salamence and it’s attacks so he could absorb them with the help of his ability. In short, the plan was for Flicker to act as a fire shield for Grace, who was going to be throwing the bulk of the moves around to try and help the Noivern take the Salamence down before it could cause much more damage to the city.

The Froslass’ eyes tracked the dragons across the sky, waiting for the start of an opening. There would be one coming, there had to be, it was just going to be tricky timing this properly so that it didn’t hit the Noivern as well. Grace took a deep breath, readied herself and--”Heya, I’d like to help, if I can!” She blinked as the Vaporeon she’d seen hovering near the woman who seemed to have taken up guarding her trainer bounded up to her side. “I can use Aurora Beam, and it shou--” The Vaporeon yelped as both Pokemon missed the Salamence unleashing a torrent of flames that caused a motorcycle to explode.

“Look, if you’re gonna help, then help,” Grace told the chipper sounding water type before turning her attention back to the Salamence and Noivern. “I need to try to minimize the damage that Salamence causes--this little one here,” she lifted a still bored-looking Flicker, “he should be able to stop most of the flames, so long as I can keep him in the Salamence’s path, and then ice--as long as we don’t hit the Noivern, we should be able--Ollie!” Grace started forward for just a moment, having seen her fellow teammate thrown by the Zoroark, but a cry from the Litwick under her arm stopped her.

“Ollie can fight his own battles! The Salamence, Grace!” Flicker shouted, and the Froslass froze. She refocused, her eyes shooting back to her target as the Salamence moved, placing it’s back to her and the Vaporeon. There. That was it.

“If you’re going to attack, do it now!” she barked to the Vaporeon before extending her freezing power out, forming chunks of ice in the air and sending them shooting towards the Salamence. A moment later, a colorful beam of light shot past her towards the Salamence as well, and Grace could only hope the attacks would work in their favor.