>>5626358>>5626365>>5626372>>5626405"Can you use your abilities to give us an edge?" You ask.
<span class="mu-i">Sure.</span> Celebi says. <span class="mu-i">If everyone goes crazy with stuff like Reflect and Sword's Dance, I can extend it all for everyone until the fighting's all over, but I'll be pretty useless otherwise. Maybe I can get someone out of danger or something, but I'll have to concentrate on extending those effects so everyone isn't hit with a big blowback of fatigue all at once.</span>
"Well, if you hide in a hollow, I doubt it'll become much of a problem." You reply. "Your being caught in the fighting or distracted, I mean."
<span class="mu-i">Great. You want to start now?</span> Celebi asks.
You nod and release your team, having Kay O-o and Blitz use Dragon Dance while Syurm Hardens. Rascal Hones his Claws and uses Agility, sharpening his claws to razor sharpness and achieving speeds you've not yet seen from him.
Latias meanwhile is using Calm Mind and Agility with Latios, the latter adding a Tailwind into the mix, turning it into a game before they camouflage themselves and hide in the trees at your direction while Sage and Checkers set up Light Screens, Reflects and a Safeguard.
Cotton is joining in with Blitz and Kay O-o, joining their Dragon Dance and achieving impressive speeds, leaving afterimages in her wake, much like Blitz. Afterimages that are persisting and mirroring their movements.
"Oh, wow. I guess that's one way to learn Double Team." Holly says.
"I'll take it." You agree.
"Whoa, okay." The exclamation is followed by Fie walking into the clearing as her Houndoom finishes setting up Nasty Plots and Howling, being joined by Aggron.
She looks tired and given she's been actively trying to hunt down Team Green, it's small wonder.
"When you said you were going to be drawing Team Green out to battle, I didn't figure you were going to be quite this thorough with the prep-work." She admits. "Made sure I was easy to follow by the way. I expect we'll have company soon enough." She adds.
"That is a safe bet."
This statement is followed by Jackie.
With her is a severe woman in a no-nonsense business suit. Her hair is a brilliant silver and you can't accurately judge her age, but you feel yourself straighten up on reflex as you straighten your jacket and feel suddenly self-conscious about not having showered in a couple of days or shined your boots since you bought them.
Holly looks likewise self-conscious.
What's more interesting is how Fie tenses and goes sheet white when she sees her.
"You're prepared for this fight then, trainer? Good. Do whatever you feel appropriate to lure these idiots here and let's finish this business up." She says brusquely, seemingly looking more through you than at you.
"R-right..." You stammer, before turning on your pokedex's tracker and ringing Fie.
(Part 1)
