(Canonically this post continues after post 90, due to the agreement reached.)

Claressa Nissa
Goldenrod General Hospital/Goldenrod City/Johto
Team Aqua: @Neo Emolga, @The Nonexistant Tazz, @Lord Celebi
Team Awesome: @XaiakuX, @Velocity, @TheProtobabe, @Death's Spook
Stormy tides and clashing sides.

The sky was growing swollen with the promise of rain, and all Claressa could do was sigh. The situation was tense, and she could not understand the feeling of dread within her heart. It was an odd sensation, creeping up like ice upon the spine and sinking its claws into ever fiber of a person's being. It spoke of misery and the promise of grief, and all the while it played upon the fears of its prey. The feeling was an insidious one and she cared little for it, tapping away on the monitor while Tony watched television. She had finally decided that she needed to talk with the creator of the Burst Hearts, and thus, was preparing to send the email.

It read something like this;

"Dear Dr. Petrovich,

You may or may not have heard of me depending on how often you keep up with research, or if you are focused on your own. My name is Dr. Claressa Nissa, and I work at the Goldenrod General Hospital in Johto. I wrote the book "Too Juice or Not to Juice?", a study about the effects apricorns have on both human and Pokemon bodies. Regardless, this is just a formality, and not me blowing a horn about myself. I am contacting you with a very grave concern considering your invention, the Burst Hearts. I have been studying them for just a short year, but I already have noted several problems with them. They are mass produced, correct? I had the chance to study one and I believe it is defective, as it rattles if you shake it softly. I do not have an actual device, mind you, but I have reason to believe this is not normal behavior.

I would attach my research notes, but I have a strong belief this will be intercepted by the Hoenn military. If that is the case, they should know my only qualms is the gross misuse of power of your product, and that there are some very real health concerns that are attributed to it. This is not an issue that can be ignored, and I insist that they discontinue the use of the devices immediately. It is a health hazard with repeated use, and the effects seem to point towards a very...grisly end. It has to be stopped, and this whole war has to end too.

I hope you will meet with me in private, Dr. Petrovich. You have a voice to them, and they will listen. I hope to hear from you soon, and I hope we can meet quickly. The sooner we can, the better chance for those using the Burst Hearts that are unaware of their effects.

Sincerely,

Dr. Claressa Nissa"

She hovered over the "Send" button. If she sent it, as her letter said, there was a very good chance Hoenn would intercept it, and while her intentions were clear, they were rather...paranoid and drunk on power. While she doubted it would trigger anything between Johto and Hoenn, who was to say she would be safe herself? No, she wouldn't be. The message was encrypted but any good hacker worth their money could easily break it down. Was it worth taking the risk?

...Of course it is. All I'm trying to do is help people, and there is nothing wrong with that. I shouldn't be afraid to follow what I believe is right. With that thought, she pressed the mouse, and with a blip the message was sent on its merry way. This was just in time for her to hear Tony suddenly swear, and she turned to view the television screen. Her mouth nearly dropped as she observed three large ships - they appeared to be Hoenn ships, but at the same time, not - lined up in the bay, guns cocked and ready to fire.

The navy ships that had been anchored in the bay had already turned and locked their guns on them, and undoubtedly the aerial reinforcements would arrive quickly if the situation took a turn for the worst. While the news could not report the warning sound, undoubtedly they were blaring a message akin to something like "THIS IS THE JOHTO NAVY. YOU HAVE INTRUDED INTO THIS TERRITORY WITHOUT PERMISSION. LOWER YOUR WEAPONS AND PREPARE TO BE BOARDED. THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING." Granted, she wasn't sure if that was what they were saying - it was probably something more grand and intimidating than what she could think of.

"Those damn fools! Barging like that into Johto... We weren't doing anything to them! They're going down, and down hard." Stark was off to the side, pumping his fists together and looking decidedly annoyed. "It's only three warships. We have a few of our own and smaller ships... And the air force can be called in at a moment's notice. They're not going to win." Well, Tony seemed to be sure of the outcome.

Claressa, however, raised an eyebrow, shaking her head. Unless they are idiots, they wouldn't just bring three warships... They have an ace up their sleeve. Something isn't right here. They have to have something that makes them feel confident enough they can take this city with little reinforcements to do this. In which case, it's about time we take our precaution to the next level. Lifting up a radio that every other doctor and nurse had, she pressed the button, fully aware of what she was doing. The hospital would never attack, but that didn't mean they couldn't defend themselves.

"Everyone, this might be it. Initiate Emergency Plan Dark Mime. The situation might get serious and fast, so work as quickly as you can without screwing up." As a side note, she hadn't come up with the name, and an agreement from Dr. Murkiv signified that the entirety of the staff, even those higher up than her, were also on the same page. Our job is to protect these patients, and we are not going to fail them. That is our sacred duty, and we will uphold it even if it costs us dearly. She hoped whoever was on those ships, however, had the decency to leave the hospital alone. There were children, mothers, fathers, and Pokemon here, not just the wounded military soldiers. Attacking a hospital never garnered any sympathy, and it rarely helped the attackers either - the wounded already could not fight.

Killing them wasn't an achievement, it was merely a slaughter.


(That's probably not what Johto is blaring at Team Aqua, but Claressa isn't very military savvy in terms of the warnings and that is what her mind thinks is happening. Feel free to tweak the warning as you like, so long as it's powerful and intimidating because that's what a military does :P Well, it would probably be more intimidating if you guys didn't have a Mega Deoxys XD)