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Post by SummerCrow on Sept 26, 2016 20:45:14 GMT -6
"Hehe... Eat me? Hehe... Hahaha! You're not a very nice bird, are you?" Corva giggles as she keeps struggling forward through the bush. "Bitey little bird. Hehe... How would Saturn order me to tell him about the talky little Bitey-bird if he doesn't know about it? Hehehe... Silly, Talky Bitey-bird."
She gets tired of trying to force her way out of the bush sideways and leaps up with Levitate. She plops back down on top of the bush, arms behind her back, grinning down at Micah and Bitey-bird for several seconds. Her smile slowly fades and, for the second time in less than an hour, she gets serious, silently judging Micah. After a few more seconds, she pulls four Pokeballs out from behind her back and shows the pair. She holds them out long enough for them to get the message. "...You're smart enough I don't think I need to explain," she tells them as she stows them safely back in their hiding place.
Corva's grin returns and she holds her arms wide, the bush shaking slightly as she bounces excitedly. "But as another condition, I want a hug from the Bitey-bird."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2016 21:15:21 GMT -6
Yuzu looks over at Grace and before the mother hen known as G Ninja could do anything or Pika could get a Chu out Yuzu held out her hand.
"Aww I see you wanna play don't you," Yuzu said as she smiled towards Grace. "Well me, you, Ribbions, Pika, and G let's all play tag," Yuzu said as she floated next to Grace. "Seems like you tagged me, well guess what," Yuzu said as she tapped Grace on her head. "Tag your it, come and catch me or the other if you can," Yuzu said as she disappeared and floated towards Cass.
Pika and G Ninja began running away from Grace and Ribbons. "Come on Grace, come and get us," Yuzu voice ranged out.
"Vern I am sorry," Carleen said as she placed a hand on his shoulders. "I would have love to meet the rest of the Rt.102 gym," Carleen said. "Your right though we all have something we are fighting for," Carleen said. "I want to fight to protect ny family," Carleen said to Vern.
"When I look at that photo I saw a picture of a family," Carleen said. "I saw a group of people who despite there differences formed there own little family," Carleen said to Vern. "Not just the people but the Pokémon that are with them " Carleen said to Vern.
"I want to protect you guys my family," Carleen said in reference to Vern, Cass, and Jude. "You guys took me in despite not knowing anything about me," Carleen said as he hugged Vern. "I was a complete and total stranger but without a second thought you allowed me to join," Carleen continued as tears started coming down her eyes.
"I want to protect our Pokémon family," Carleen said. "When I first met Delphox and Greninja they were just a Fennekin and Froakie," Carleen said. "They were in really bad shape like they just escaped something horrible," Carleen said. "Ashley was in worse shape then G Ninja but he was in really bad shape too," Carleen said. "Yet despite his injuries G Ninja was very protective of Ashley," Carleen told Vern. "It took a long time to gain his trust butbever since then, G Ninja has been one of my most trusted partners ever on alert," Carleen said.
"Hey Vern can you do me a favor?" Carleen asked. "Can you teach me how to fight?" Carleen asked. "Not just you but can you, Jude, and Cass teach me how to fight," Carleen asked. "How to handle myself in combat, how to weild a gun?" Carleen asked. "The last thing I want is to be a burden to you or the Pokémon," Carleen said.
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Post by SummerCrow on Sept 26, 2016 21:56:54 GMT -6
Vern awkwardly hugs Carleen back. And hugs her back. And... hugs her back. Uh. This is. Uncomfortable. He pats her back a bit as she goes on and on and yeah really awkward.
"Well, we don't really have the ammo to waste on handgun practice. But we can do reloading and repair drills, at least. As for that sword... uh... Vern and Cass wouldn't... I mean, I guess my machete's close enough? Yeah, I'll help you train a bit." Grace stares at the retreating group incredulously. How... dare they! She starts to unleash Icy Wind to slow them, but Ribbons surprises her with a sudden Tickle and breaks her concentration. Glaceon whirls about with an angry "Glay-Glay!"
Ribbons unleashes the Cute Charm and Glaceon goes back to quietly stewing in her rage. He keeps hold of Grace for a few seconds. "Syl... ve... on!" he counts down before letting her go. Grace pulls free and breaks off running after Yuzu. Quills follows after, struggling to keep up on his tiny wings.
Cassandra sighs and pops out Miltank. "Alright, Jiggles. You go referee, OK? And Ribbons, watch out for Quills!"
"Tank-tank," she says, rolling off after the crowd.
Jude stands there quietly observing. This... does not advance their goals. But Glaceon needs to learn to play nice.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 11:45:32 GMT -6
(So Crow when Delphox talks to Grace through telepathy she can respond normally instead of just saying Glay Glay)
"Psst Pika, come over here," Yuzu said briefly reappering to get Pika's attention. Pikachu came running towards Yuzu and she began to whisper to him. "So on the count of three, me and you will both tap the bang over by Grace," Yuzu said to him.
"1...2....3," Yuzu said as she and Pika approached Grace from both sides and patted the bangs hanging next to her ears. Yuzu got upon Pika's back and Pika took off with agility towards Cass before the clearly frustrated Grace could retaliate.
Ashley was observing all of this and decided she would help Grace out.
Hey Grace, this is Ashley can you hear me?" Ashley asked. "Looks like those two are giving you trouble?" Ashley said. "I say we both show them up trouble is," Ashley said.
"Hey Vern do you think the other members of the Rt 102 gym would have accepted me?" Carleen asked
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Post by SummerCrow on Sept 27, 2016 13:07:16 GMT -6
"Well, you wouldn't have been accepted as a member of the gym, that's for sure. You don't meet the requirements. Eh... You probably wouldn't have got on too well with Raven or Spatta," Vern says. "But Karen, Riley, and Elodie'd have liked you. And ol' Elmer? Ah, what was it that ol' man used to say... He'd have said you were a 'hoot-hoot.' Heh." "I can do it mysel- H-hey! Stop reading my thoughts! Er... Glay! Glay-Glaceon, Glaceon! Shoo!" Glaceon summons a hailstorm and fades into it with her Snow Cloak. She throws up an invisible Barrier ahead of her fleeing targets.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 14:12:06 GMT -6
"Requirements?" Carleen asked unsure what these requirements were. "I'll have you know that I was part of multiple leagues actually won a few before I took the champion league challenge," Carleen said as she puffed up her face. "Even took on the champion of Shinoh, Cynthia," Carleen told him. "I don't know about what requirements you are talking about old man," Carleen told Vern in an overly sarcastic tone.
"Know what I will grab my staff and you grab whatever weapon, you can and we can have a sparring session right now," Carleen told Vern.
Are you sure?" Ashley asked. "You know your little snow cloak trick can't hide your thoughts from me," Ashley said. "Just watch what I can do," Ashley said as she began to communicate with Pika and G Ninja.
"Pika barrier up ahead," Ashley told Pika who used his tail as a spring to jump over the barrier.
"G Ninja aim your water shurikens directly at this location just a little bit in front," Ashley said to G Ninja who aimed a water shuriken just in front of Grace.
"So still think you don't need help, because I can always tell Ribbons how you feel about him," Ashley told Grace with a smirk in her face.
Bob and Paul are just chilling against a tree next to the forest.
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Post by Neo on Sept 27, 2016 14:49:26 GMT -6
Micah visibly relaxed. See, Scarlet? We can trust her. She loves her Pokemon too.
A small grin spread across his face as he looked over at Latias. "You heard the Commander, Bitey-Bird. Go give her a hug."
Latias glared him. "You're lucky I love you, Micah."
The Bitey-Bird floats over to Corva and awkwardly wraps her small arms around her. Thankfully, she doesn't bite her. Corva's jubilant reaction was priceless, and before he could stop himself, Micah said the first thing that came to his mind. He always had a problem where his mouth got ahead of his brain, but he usually never socialized with anyone and was never relaxed enough around anyone for it to be much of an issue. He rarely let his guard down. But Corva slipped past all his carefully laid defenses with ease, and he didn't even realize it.
"Has anyone ever told you you're oddly adorable?" He says to her, grinning widely.
Unfortunately for him, his brain quickly caught up, and Micah realized two extremely embarrassing things in quick succession; one, he had just called his Commander adorable, and two, his Commander was barely dressed. As was he. He felt his cheeks reddening in embarrassment and anger at himself, and in almost comical fashion, looked desperately around for his helmet and suit. Where in the blazes did he put it again?
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Post by SummerCrow on Sept 27, 2016 16:10:24 GMT -6
Corva grabs Scarlet and forcefully nuzzles her. "Erm ma wor yer scho schoft 'n' fuffy!" she mumbles through a face-full of down. "Hehe... Fluff-Bird can hide in my room any time she wants."
"Has anyone ever told you you're oddly adorable?"
Corva lets Fluff-Bird go and smirks down at Micah. "Hehe, why are you blushing so hard, li'l cutie? Do you always get this embarrassed telling cute girls how cute they are? O-o-or is this just your first time seeing one in her nightg-"
...Oh. It... probably is. He's lived most of his life under Nova. Probably barely even remembers before. And he's just about that age... Er. Maybe if Ground- No, no. Dragon? How old... Twenty... Twenty-four? Still a bit much... Um... OK. Note to self. Requisition from command: TM61, some water-types, more grenades, and a cute, young lady.
"Erm. Nightgown? Hehe. You realize it's no more revealing than my normal dress, right? 'Cept without the awesome boots 'n' jacket."
She hops down from the bush and lands in the grass softly. "Hm. Well, Corva did say you could call her as you pleased if you passed her test. Hehe... Alright, from now on, you call Corva 'Your Adorableness.' Hehehe! If you prefer, 'Snugglebutt' and 'Cutiepie' are also acceptable." She clutches her stomach and cackles, dropping onto her back and through a portal. "Pika barrier up ahead," Ashley told Pika who used his tail as a spring to jump over the barrier.
"Cheater!" Grace thinks.
"G Ninja aim your water shurikens directly at this location just a little bit in front," Ashley said to G Ninja who aimed a water shuriken just in front of Grace.
Grace lets the Icy Winds howl. The water shuriken freezes solid in mid-air and shatters against the ground. "Cheater!"
"So still think you don't need help, because I can always tell Ribbons how you feel about him," Ashley told Grace with a smirk in her face.
"CH... CHEATER! You... You wouldn't dare...! I-I mean, o-of course I think he's cute! Everyone does! He is cute! Really, really cute...! B-but that doesn't make up for the fact that he's... he's just so... ABSOLUTELY INFURIATING! J-just like you! Grrrr... Fine, do whatever you want! Help or... whatever!" Vern holds his hands up defensively. "Whoa, easy kid. Take another gander at the gym photo there. Every decent gym's gotta have a theme, yeah? It ain't 'cause ya ain't got the skill. It's 'cause ya ain't got one o' these."
He casually drops a ball to the floor. Sue pops out, sitting on her haunches and staring up at Carleen questioningly. "...'Poreon," she says lazily.
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Post by Neo on Sept 27, 2016 16:58:55 GMT -6
Micah stares at the ground where Corva disappeared, dumbfounded, embarrassed, annoyed, and- much to his chagrin- strangely amused by it all. But that amusement quickly turned to frustration.
Well, forgive me for never having seen someone in their nightgown before. I'm a bit socially awkward around girls. You would be too if the extent of your experience with the opposite sex was putting a bullet in the back of their head from several hundred meters away, or saying "Yes, ma'am."
Latias floats back over and nuzzles him. "You okay?"
"... Fine. Just tired. Let's go get some rest. We can find a place to practice synchronizing together tomorrow."
She didn't push the issue, and faded from view. Micah changed back into his suit and helmet, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and returned to the hideout. He would have to look for a place to bathe tomorrow as well- no way was he bathing here, in that tiny alcove, with... her nearby. Silent as a shadow, he took his bedroll, blanket, pillow, and Duskull toy and moved them away from everyone else, and laid them out near the cave entrance. He took off his suit once more and stripped down to his underclothes, then neatly folded his suit and placed it under his pillow, within easy reach. He set his rifle down against the wall, put one pistol under his pillow, and placed the other underneath his helmet, which he placed right beside his pillow. Again, all within easy reach. He didn't worry about trying to secure them; he was a light sleeper(When he could sleep at all) and he was conditioned to wake instantly if someone tried to take his gear. Lastly, he slipped into a different pair of loose fitting jeans, and slid under the blanket. He tested the pillow a few times before switching it with his backpack. He was much more comfortable sleeping on his backpack.
That night, like every other night, the nightmares made it difficult to sleep.
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Post by SummerCrow on Sept 27, 2016 17:18:28 GMT -6
The next day, Corva, now fully clothed, silently Levitates over top of Micah. She lowers herself carefully until he starts to wake up. "'Morning, Sunshine! Ready for a special mission?"
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Post by Neo on Sept 27, 2016 18:36:56 GMT -6
Micah slowly opens his eyes and stares up at her, his eyes clear and alert. Fortunately for them both, Micah had already woken not too long ago, and so he didn't end up putting a pistol to his Commander's head.
"Depends," Micah answers dryly. "Does it require me to be dressed and able to move? Because you're hovering awfully close, Commander."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 18:56:39 GMT -6
"Tee hee, I would never tell Ribbons that you think he is adorable," Ashley to Grace. "Just like you, can be adorable when you want to also," Ashley told Grace. "Now then Gracie we got G Ninja in the trees," Ashley told Gracie. "We got Yuzu and Yuya in academia Pika heading towards your little boyfriend Ribbons and Quills thinking they would be safe," Ashley told Gracie with a wide grin on her face. "Now then I will head off and cut off G Ninja," Ashley told Grace.
"Oh and I am about to give us a little bit of help," Ashley said as she used Physcic on Pika and have him crash into Paul.
"Drrraaagggggooonnn," Paul let out as he glared towards Pika.
"Piiikkkaaaa Pi," Pika said as he rubbed his head. Paul wasn't too happy and decided to take Yuzu and fly above the trees. Yuzu gave out a couple of overly dramatic help me as Paul just flew above the tree lines.
Yuzu knew she wasn't in any danger from Paul but that didn't keep her from egging on Pika. "Where's my Pika to save me from the evil dragon?" Yuzu called out.
"Nite," Paul said kinda of upset.
"It's fine it's just a game we are playing, I can tell your really a gentle soul," Yuzu told Paul. Paul understood and felt much better.
"A Theme huh," Carleen said. "Umm so what do a Vaperon and Vileplume have in common?" Carleen asked.
"As you know Pika, Paul, and Bob have been with me since the beginning," Carleen said.
"Sorry now I am just rambling again," Carleen said kind of embarrassed. "So Mr. Vern tell me how can I become an honorary member of the Rt. 102 gym?" Carleen asked while bowing towards Vern.
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Post by SummerCrow on Sept 27, 2016 18:59:42 GMT -6
Corva lets herself start to sink. "It would pro-o-o-obably make things easier, yep! Briefing's in 10." She stops as their noses touch. "'Commander,' hm...? I thought you wanted to call me something else? Or am I hovering too close?"
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Post by Neo on Sept 27, 2016 19:12:32 GMT -6
Micah's face turned beet red and he found it exceedingly difficult to think with her so close. "Last night didn't happen," he says quietly, through gritted teeth.
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Post by SummerCrow on Sept 27, 2016 19:36:24 GMT -6
Corva grins. "But if last night didn't happen, how can you be here? Silly, bitey Micah. Hehe... You were so good last night. She never knew what hit her. And that was the 3rd best hug I ever had." Vern looks down at Sue. Sue looks up with her mouth a bit open in concern, then looks at Carleen. "Vay."
Vern looks a bit disappointed. "Aw, c'mon Kid, not the Vileplume. Don't... make me spell it out. I'm really feelin' kind of doofy, here. Were we really that hard to figure out...?"
"Vaporeon. 'Oreon-oreon. 'Oreon," she emphasizes. "Va... poreon." Grace looks up at the Dragonite in frustration. She starts to blow an Icy Wind, but Jiggles slams her weight into the Glaceon. "Tank," she chastises.
"Glay!"
"Tank!"
"Glay!"
"Tank!"
"Ho-oh!" Quills cuts in, desperately trying to catch up to Paul.
"Syl!" Ribbons calls up, warning the little bird to be careful.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2016 20:26:00 GMT -6
"Oh so I just need an Eevee then," Carleen said. "Soooo where can I find one at?" Carleen asked rather innocently. "Let's see maybe a Jolt eon, Flare eon," Carleen said.
"Wait I have an idea we got female eveelution and Ribbons who's a male," Carleen said.
"Fletching Fletch?" Anna said in concern.
"Why don't we breed one of you guys with Ribbons and then when the egg appears I can raise it and have my very own Eevee," Carleen said. "Then I can be part of your group officially," Carleen said.
Then her mood suddenly turned sour, as a painful thought had a chance to bubble towards the top of her mind. "Instead of some weirdo living in the forest who just latched on to your group," Carleen said as she turned away from Vern so he couldn't see her cry. "Sorry so sorry Vern, it's just that I do feel like an outsider in the group," Carleen said. "I know I could never replace who or what you lost," Carleen choked out.
"It's just...... it's just that hearing I couldn't be a part suddenly made me realize that I am an outsider that you picked up from the island," Carleen cried. "I thought that maybe I was finally apart of something but your right you guys had something special," Carleen said. "And I am just just .....," Carleen said as her voice got lower and lower. "Some stranger," Carleen whispered.
Yuzu noticed that Quills was trying to fly towards her and Paul. "Psst Paul can you let me go so I can get Quills," Yuzu asked. Paul loseen his grip as Yuzu floated towards the baby Ho Oh. "Awwwww you were trying to save me little one," Yuzu said scooping up the baby Quills. "Such a brave little Pokemon," Yuzu said cradling Quills as Paul scooped up both Yuzu and Quills before gently landing on the ground.
Yuzu then closed her eyes and she began to sing, a rather joyous tune for everyone to hear. (Basically it's her singing Meloletta in a rather upbeat tone) The song Yuzu sang was a song of joy and happiness, before she was alone captured and held prisoner in a Nova base. Then she was rescued and sent to a legendary Pokemon sanctuary, sure she had the Wynats and the other legendaries yet she felt like she was lacking something. Finally, she met a human she felt like she could finally trust and her friends. Yuzu was filled with joy because she finally found people and other Pokemon she could trust. The song rung throughout the island and it had a soothing and pleasant effect on anyone who could hear it.
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Post by Neo on Sept 27, 2016 20:32:54 GMT -6
Damn him, he was actually tempted to ask her about her first and second best hugs. What is wrong with me?!
Micah took a deep breath to compose himself. "Let me up and I'll get myself ready for the briefing. I don't suppose we have running water and a shower in the bathroom, do we...?"
He was sure he already knew the answer, but he couldn't help hoping.
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Post by SummerCrow on Sept 27, 2016 21:11:10 GMT -6
"Brave! Brave!" Quills agrees. "Meloetta!"
Grace runs at Yuzu and tries to pounce on her in the middle of the song, but Ribbons snatches her back paw in midair and she crashes to the ground with a frustrated "Glaaaay!"
Ribbons starts reeling her in. "Syl~ve~on."
"Glay! Glay-glay-glaceon!" she protests. "Vay! Vaporeon!" Sue bristles with indignation at Carleen's suggestion. Being used as breeding stock!? The very nerve.
"Yer killin' me here, Kid. N-no, no more of the cryin', c'mon..." Vern says awkwardly. "Ah, crap, this is Cass' type of thing, I ain't no good with this..." he mutters under his breath.
"Vileplume~" Antoinette suggests.
"R-right... Uh, hey, Kid. Y'know. Everyone's a stranger at first, right? Maybe you weren't part of the ol' gym, but that doesn't mean you aren't part of this group." Corva floats back to stand above Micah. "We used to have a Cloyster. The others always complaied it was too cold, but I like it cold. But Nova got it~ Just one more thing to add to the list. I requested another, colder one from HQ, but for now we've just got a bucket and another bucket. Don't mix them up, K~?"
She heads over to pester Steel while she waits for Micah. "So~? Give me the good new, huh? Huh? Heard back yet?"
"Not only did I hear back, they already air-dropped everything via Honchkrow, Chief."
"An-n-n-n-nd?"
"Well, plenty of food and water. A bit light on ammo for my tastes, but this is why I always ask for extra. Our stockpile's fine. Lotta grenades, including a few experimental designs they want us to field test."
"Do tell..."
"An acid-type, an electric-pulse-type, and a... well, they said this last one's basically a portable confuse ray."
"Neat! And the other stuff?"
"Here's your TM. They want it back in one piece this time. As for the new... shower... you really should've worded that request differently. Not admitted that's what we really wanted it for. They sent us an Old Rod and a note saying to catch it ourselves."
Corva leans in close so she won't be overheard. "And the o-o-other thing? The cute girl for Micah?"
"...Their official reply was 'We have no additional personnel to spare at this time. The unofficial addendum was 'That's a really creepy request, even by your Satellite's standards.'"
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Post by Neo on Sept 27, 2016 21:51:24 GMT -6
It was fine. He was used to this. Micah suppressed a sigh as he pulled the blanket aside and rose to his feet. He quickly grabbed a clean pair of underclothes from his pack, a rag to wash himself with, and then grabbed his suit. He then walked to the little alcove wearing only his jeans. There was little point in keeping his face concealed now, other than to keep the others at a distance. They knew he was former Nova- or at least the Commander did- but they didn't seem to know anything more than that. He could deal with that.
Despite Corva's joke about accidentally mixing the buckets up, it was extremely obvious which one was which. He briskly cleaned himself with the rag, ringed it out, and set it out to dry on the floor. It could be cleaned later. There were a couple towel cloths folded neatly on a small log that had been brought in, and he took one to dry himself before placing it back on the log, folding it slightly differently to indicate it had been used. Towels could be used more than once. He then splashed some water on his face, wet down and attempted to smooth out his unruly hair, and quickly dressed.
All in all, it only took Micah a couple minutes to get ready. Now back in his signature black battlesuit, with his helmet on and his visor open, his rifle slung over his shoulder and his pistols holstered at his waist, he moved to join the others. A small black satchel was also latched to the belt at his waist, which carried his Sniper Scope and a few necessities.
Micah leaned casually back against the cavern wall and waited for the Commander to begin.
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Post by SummerCrow on Sept 27, 2016 23:28:27 GMT -6
"Three ops in less than 24 hours... What's going on, Kalyke?" Ground asks. "We normally don't hit them more than once or twice a week?"
"Hehe... Well, we don't normally have this many ghosts with us," Corva explains.
"Mah..." Shade agrees. She's in a good mood after getting a new move from that TM.
"OK. OK. Steel?"
"Right, well, let me start by saying I'm strongly opposed to this plan. For several reasons. Notably because our objective is to simply keep the Lilycove garrison so busy they're unable to find the HQ. " Steel rolls out a map. "Now, we've had a concern for a while now. There's a small Nova outpost here..." he points to the safari zone. "Lightly defended, but with a powerful barrier system. And of course the main base in Lilycove. We've- I've always been worried about the fact our base is between them. But the Chief... Ugh... I can't. Chief?"
"I'm gonna destroy that outpost!" Corva announces. "Hehehe. They're so paranoid in Lilycove right now! Ghost did a good job, good-good. They think we're planning to try something! And they're tryin' to get reorganized. So, so. When Corva attacks the Safari Zone, they'll think it's a distraction. Nova's commanders are so clever-clever. They'll know that we're just hoping they'll send reinforcements and leave Lilycove lightly guarded! Hehe. And the best part is we are! But we also don't care if they don't. Either Corva gets to kill a bunch of Nova, or... or they send a buncha reinforcements. And Ghost gets to do stuff in Lilycove!"
Steel sighs. "...I'd like to point out that if this succeeds - if - then they're probably going to call in every available Nova troop in all of Hoenn to hunt us down. Hunting for us near the secret base we're trying to defend."
Corva waves her hands. "Corva already has a plan for that! But we can worry about it later. So. So, Ghost? I'm gonna take Dragon. But the others will be here. I'm gonna put you in charge 'cause you know about this sneaky stuff. Even sneakier than Corva! So. So-o-o-o? Do you wanna try to ambush the reinforcements? Raid and recon their base? Just take advantage of the confusion to start attacking them? Huh? Huh?"
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