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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 23, 2007 20:20:10 GMT -5
Cass willed to her blush to go away, and thankfully it receeded. 'This had better not be a recurring habit.' She grumbled to herself. It least he hadn't known about the kiss. He had looked rahter confused when she knew she was blushing.
At the Professor's request she nodded. She'd get the men out of the way, but if there happened to be any sort of rocks or such, than the would be rolling right on over it. Maybe she could kick a few of 'em too...
Cass returned her attention to the Intern, who quickly introduced himself as Drake. "I'm Cass. It's nice to meet you too." She said, shaking his hand. As Drake spilled his feelings on the current matter at hand, Cass felt a need to comfort him. "People make mistakes, Drake." Cass placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Personally, I think it's the brave people who try to correct their mistakes. So don't go around calling yourself a coward around me, ya got that?" Cass grinned, hoping her words had cheered him up, even just a little. "Now let get these guys to safety, even though they probably deserve to be left here." Cass said, mumbling the last part as she grabbed the guy who took the Shinx.
She grabbed one of his arms and began dragging him away, grumbling under her breathe, "Dude, you need to lose a few pounds..."
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 23, 2007 21:03:44 GMT -5
Drake looked up as Cass placed her hand on his shoulder, gratitude seeping off of him. He smiled gratefully. He laughed when Cass told him not to be a coward, and then laughed at the last part which Cass had mumbled. He felt the same way. Surely he held no love for his violent companions.
He moved over to help Cass with the man he had earlier argued with, but stopped opnce he saw that she had it in hand. "I'll go and get those guys that your friend knocked out over there," he said pointing to the left. "Then, I will come back and help you on the right, because one of the people oiver there is... well, fat. It'll take both of us to move him," he added.
He quickly ran over to where Professor Tarei had knocked out the two guys that she battled. To the right, Eia didn't have a pokemon with sleep power, so her methods were not so gentle. Those guys wouldn't wake up for a LONG time.
He began moving the bodies, grunting softly as he picked the first one up. "I think that they all need to lose a few pounds," he yelled loudly enough so that Cass could hear. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 23, 2007 21:20:41 GMT -5
Cass snickered at Drake's first comment, and continued to drag the body out of harms way. As Drake's other comment reached her ears, she laughed aloud, grinning as she dragged Guy Who Took Shinx over to where they had been directed.
"What are you going to do when this is all over?" Cass asked, pausing a moment to look at Drake. "Professor Tarei said that these guys would be handed over to Officer Jenny.." She trailed off, biting her lip.
Sure, Drake had helped the Bad guys out, but he was repenting! She didn't want Drake to have to go to jail... He was growing on her.
"I..." She paused, looking away from Drake as she finally put Guy Who Took Shinx in the safety zone. "I don't want you to go to jail.." Her voice had quieted by the last part, and she wasn't sure if he'd heard her. She kept her gaze to the ground, not sure she could look at him without blushing.
She quickly stood again and began dragging the lighter of the two on the right. This guy was rather light, so it wouldn't take her long.
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 23, 2007 21:39:46 GMT -5
Drake thought about Cass's comment while he was dragging the second guy over to the appointed place, laying him beside the other two that were already there. "Well, I certainly don't want to go to jail, but I'm not going to run away. If your friends want me in jail, I shall go without complaint," he finally said, smiling calmly.
He grunted as he finished lying the man he had dragged down, and cracked his back. Then he ran over to the fat guy and grabbed him up by his arms and head, panting with the effort, and waited for Cass. "I'm glad that you don't want me to go to jail. I would have thought that you'd hate me. I'm glad to find someone decent who doesn't. And brave," he added, smiling more broadly. His voice was a little strained, also from the effort of holding the guy up.
"Oh, yeah they call themselves the Grim. I think its a stupid name, but whatever. Oh, uh...we. But I am DONE with this. I don't care if.... nevermind," Drake said fighting back a shudder, but looking determined. He was hiding something, like the Skitty was earlier. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 23, 2007 21:55:55 GMT -5
Cass quickly put the man she was dragging next to the others, and ran over to help Drake. She grabbed his other arm and pulled him, grunting slightly. "
Well, at first I did hate you. You were helping out the guy who took those Shinx. But, then you did really help us out. I guess, I dunno.. You've kinda grown on me. I didn't have many friends back home, I spent all my time with the wild Pokemon in the forest.." She trailed off as she began pulling the guy away.
"And stopping that guy from pummeling me was definitely plus on your part." She said, smiling again as she laughed.
As Drake told her about the Grim, she frowned. Something was wrong with him. "You okay?" She questioned, shooting a concern glance his way as she pulled the fat guy.
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 24, 2007 13:33:29 GMT -5
Drake laughed light heartedly at Cass's comment. "Yeah, well he was going to beat you to a pulp. I couldn't exactly just sit by and let that happen, could I?" he asked seriously while dragging the man with Cass.
Finally, the pair made it to where the other bodies were laid. Drake laid his half down gently, so as not to suddenly drop the weight on Cass. He stood up straight and whiped a bead of sweat off his forehead. It was becoming quite hot out. Or maybe it was just him.
Looking around to confirm that all the bodies were there, he nodded once he had confirmed that they indeed were.
"Well, Cass, I guess you had better take them that key now, right? I'll wait here," Drake reminded, most likely needlessly. He fidgeted slighl. In all honesty he was a little afraid of the 'Morph person, Eifacky. She looked like she would gladly rip his throat out.
He tried his best to keep his calm and stoic attitude. He didn't want Cass to know that he was afraid of one of her friends. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 24, 2007 13:49:48 GMT -5
Cass smiled, thankful she wasn't blushing. "Yeah, thanks for that."
Cass watched Drake lower the man to the ground, and nodded her thanks. She then proceeded to drop her half, dusting her hands off. It seemed her little adventure was winding down. She glanced at Drake for a moment. She still didn't want him to go to jail, but knew she couldn't stop it if he had to go.
"Okay, be right back!" She said, running off with the key to giv them to Professor Tarei. She was happy the machine would finally be destroyed, and that no more Pokemon would be harmed because of this machine. 'Until they built another one anyways.' Cass thought, her eyes narrowing in anger.
Cass quickly entered the tent, looking around for Professor Tarei.
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 24, 2007 17:16:06 GMT -5
The professor looked up as soon as Cass entered the tent. "Oh, good, you're finished. Okay, Run back behind the bushes. And don't worry about us. I think that Espeon will be able to keep us from getting hit by the eplosion," she said, again urgently.
Drake stood in front of the bush, waiting for her anxiously. He DID NOT want her, or her friends, to get hurt. "Please let everything work out," he silently prayed. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 24, 2007 17:39:57 GMT -5
Cass nodded and quickly handed Professor Tarei the key. "Be safe!" she yelled as she ran from the tent, worry plauging her features as she looked back into the tent before the flap closed.
'I hope they'll be okay.' She thought to herself, running back to where Drake was standing. She hoped that Espeon would be able to protect them. If only Professor Tarei hadn't said, 'I think'...
Cass slowed as she neared Drake, coming to a stop next to him. "Do.. Do you think they'll be okay?' She questioned, hugging herself as a shiver ran down her spine. She had a bad feeling about all this. Hopefully she was wrong..
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 24, 2007 19:14:48 GMT -5
Professor Tarei didn't respond, and her silence suggested that she shared the same fears as Cass. Drake looked just as worried also.
"I... I dun-" he started, before he was interrupted by an explosion. It came from the tent with the machine, and spread out, blowing apart the other tent and all of the Grims' base. Flames leaped about everywhere, and it looked as if the whole forest would catch on fire.
Drake reacted quickly to the explosion. He grabbed Cass and pulled her with him behind the bushes, landing on top of her protectively.
"A-are you okay?" Drake asked Cass tentatively, hoping that he hadn't injured her when he pushed her to the ground and landed ontop of her. He quickly got off and offered her a hand to help her up, at the same time looking around for sight of Professor Tarei and Eifacky.
The area was filled with a thick smoke that made him cough, and he did not see and sign of the two's fate. Drake didn't even seem to notice that his shirt hung off of him in tatters, and a raw burn covered a good portion of his back. The burn didn't appear to be too serious, but still should have been painfull.
Drake was too worried about Cass's two companions to even notice, or to even care. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 24, 2007 19:55:17 GMT -5
Cass' eyes widened at the sound of the explosion. She turned her head to look back when Drake grabbed her, shielding her with his body. As the smoke began to spread and debri began to fly, Cass let out a whimper, burying her face into Drake's chest in terror. She had known the machine was going to explode, but it had still surprised her.
"Ye-Yeah.." She said, her eyes still wide a she struggled to regain control of her shaking body. "I think I'm okay." That was a lie. Her back would be covered with many, many painful bruises. She didn't blame Drake of course, it would've been much worse if he hadn't tackled her. She took his hand and stood, her body still shaking a bit.
She quickly looked around coughing as she strained her eyes, searching for Professor Tarei and Eia. "Where are they?" She cried. Cass' eyes caught a glance at Drake's back and she winced. He had gotten it protecting her. "Drake, your back." She murmured, biting her lip.
She quickly shook her head. They would deal with their injuries later. "Let's go, we have to find them!" Cass began walking forward, her legs still shaking a bit from the initial explosion. Her eyes began scanning every bit of the ground as she searched for her friends.
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 24, 2007 20:24:25 GMT -5
Drake smiled when Cass said she was okay, though he knew that he had hurt her. She just said that for his benefit. As for the remark about his back, Drake didn't even seem to notice.
He walked with Cass, searching and dreading what they might find. They found them soon enough, however.
Professor Tarei was having Vierna use Hydro Pump to put out the fires that were springing up along the trees. Eifacky was a little farther away, but having Eifie use Confusion to put out some of the fires as well. The Confusion attack would envelop the flames and cut off all of their oxygen supply, thus suffocating them.
Eia seemed perfectly alright, and Professor Tarei only sported a small, yet slightly deep, scratch on her left cheek. They had to ordeal with the fires well in hand, and they were out soon, leaving only smoke in the air. The Professor, Eia, and Drake all three were coughing from the thick smoke. Professor Tarei ushered veryone away from the mass of it, to the area where the men were piled up.
"Alright, let's get all of these scumbags to jail," Eifacky said vehemously. She didn't glare at Drake as she did the others, but she did glance at him suspiciously. Her glance offered her a view of the burn on his back, abd ger gaze softened before she looked away.
The Professor merely smiled, and took a secong to wipe the blood from her cheek. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 24, 2007 20:49:04 GMT -5
Cass sighed in relief once she saw Professor Tarei and Eia. They were both okay, mostly anyways. It seemed the one who was the worst off was Drake. 'Because of me.' She thought glumly, plastering a smile on her face so the others wouldn't notice.
Cass fell into another coughin fit, wincing as she almost fell over. It hurt just to move her back, and she was struggling not to wince with every step. They soon made it to the area where the men were piled up.
Cass watched Eia for a moment, smiling softly when she noticed that she wasn't really including Drake. "So is the machine toast?" She questioned, plastering a grin on her face that hid the guilt and physical pain she was going through at the moment.
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 24, 2007 22:18:05 GMT -5
Drake had to resist the urge to gently place his hands on Cass's shoulders and help to hold her upright. He knew it was his fault. If he had just been standin behind the bushes like he was supposed to, then he would have never had to push Cass out of the way of the explosion.
At Cass's question, Eia smiled at her triumphetly. "Yes. It is history! And, it appears that this was the only machine that they had, and I don't think that they will be able to rebuild it for a while!" she said, a genuine smile replacing her glower.
Professor Tarei turned to Cass again. "Well, now that the machine is destroyed, do you still want to come with us to put these guys in jail and to deliver the Shinx back to their mother? Or, do you wish to go on to Bolt City? I know for a fact that the Gym Leaders Pokemon are between the levels of ten and twelve," she asked for the third time that day. Events really had been crazy lately.
"I've got to go to Bolt City to heal my Pokemon," Drake said, then suddenly winced. "And to get some medicine for myself as well... You might need some too," he added after noticing his burn.
Professor Tarei smiled again. "We can easily teleport to where we need to go. Officer Jenny has agreed to have her Alakazam transport us wherever we needed to go to complete this mission, as soon as we give her a call. That's how I got here before you both did," she explained. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 24, 2007 22:43:01 GMT -5
Cass grinned at the news, glad they wouldn't be able to rebuild it for a while. "That's good."She said simply, although if she had the energy she would probably be jumping around and cheering.
She bit her lip as she mentally went over the possibilities in her mind. "Well, my Pokemon are at good levels for the gym. And I know those Shinx are in good hands.."
Cass paused, looking up at Drake for a moment. "I'd like to go to Bolt City. I can't just leave Drake all by himself, can I?" Cass said, hoping Drake wouldn't protest to her being there. He had definitely grown on her.. 'And that kiss had NOTHING to do with it!" She thought fiercely.
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