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Ayori --
The Dome was quite different than it had been previously. The glass that was once translucent in texture was now decorated as an extremely realistic forest, with mountains rolling along in between the trees. It was truly as if it was truly there! Ayori shut the door behind her as she and Rose entered, never allowing her eyes to leave the forest- er, glass walls. The floor has been transformed into tufts of grass, soil scattered about. Holograms of horrific monsters and Legendaries flitted about the floors and skies, dashing about. Armed Gijinka and the Champions blasted elements and auras, a few even using weapons. Ayori swallowed, fingers tapping wildly along her thighs. Just then, a man strode over, his eyes flashing over the two of them. "Ayori and Rose, I see," he said. Ayori lifted an eyebrow, murmuring, "Uhm....yeah?" How did he know that? Strange. The man gestured toward the back of the Dome, where a few Gijinka were being trained in their mastery. "Over there please." Ayori nodded, turning to Rose and tapping her shoulder. "Back of the Dome," she whispered, "just follow my aura, scent, or whatever you can. It may be too crowded in here to, y'know...click." Ayori gave a little shrug, and then pressed into the room, glancing over her shoulder to make sure Rose was behind her. And suddenly, the ground below her began to shake. The Hydreigon stopped in her tracks as a massive roar bellowed above them, followed by a crash that sent half of the population of the Dome onto their rears. "Sh-t," she cried, trying to keep her balance, though she was more worried about Rose. Ayori turned around and reached for the Weavile, taking her wrist, biting down on her lip.

Ksua --
The redhead took off, flying down the hall, her feet slamming across the ground. In mere moments, she was down at the bottom of the building, in the vault. She hurried over to the Cloning Machine, and rifled through it, picking out all of the gauntlets. Once she had them all stuffed into a bag, Ksua hurried back up the stairs toward the Dome, grinning like an idiot. It was so enthralling! Her own ideas, come to life with the assistance of Carnum! How glad she felt that he rolled around when he did. Pursing her lips, Ksua continued across the ground when she slipped. Perhaps it wasn't a slip as much as it was a fall. A loud noise rumbled from the distance, the ground shaking beneath her. The redhead shouted as she fell, the gauntlets scattered across the floor. Shaking her head, she forced herself back to her feet, pressing her palms against the wall for support. When it began to subside, she ducked down and scooped the gauntlets back up, checking each one for damage briefly. "Damn, damn, damn!" she cried, suddenly being knocked from her feet yet again.

Ayori --
The quake beneath her feet seemed to subside. The female grit her teeth, and Yuzuki and Toripuru leaped to life, hissing and spitting. "What in Hell was that?!" she shouted over the chaos of people. But a voice spoke out, one that could distinctly be heard, "Someone find out what that was and make sure everyone's alright!" How in Arceus's name were they supposed to do that?! Just wander outside and look up at the sky to see what was trying to attack? Ayori sidestepped closer to Rose, sniffing the air with the assistance of her mini Hydreigon pals. She continued to sniff the air, but it was clogged by the mere pressure and emotions flooding the air. Huh, she didn't know she could really smell emotions...Shaking the thought off, Ayori continued to examine the area, when a blast of sirens erupted. "Attention!" a voice emerged from nowhere. "This is why you are here! An attack has approached us by an unknown threat, and it is your duty, among some others, to fight back! Gear up in whatever armor you find necessary that is near you and get out of here! We must not be under infiltration! The barriers must not break!" Ayori drew in a deep breath, turning to Rose, and whispered, "Do you think you're going to be alright?" People shoved past them in futile attempts to snatch whatever they could to fight. A few, most likely the Champions, sent out Lv. 80+ Pokemon that Ayori tried not to get too focused upon.

Ksua --
Shakily did Ksua stagger back to her feet, brushing red hair from her eyes. She immediately dropped back onto her hands and knees, collecting the gauntlets as she shuffled about. And that's when the alarm sounded. Biting her lip, a small grin couldn't help but break out across her lips. Finally. A fight. Ksua slid into one of the gauntlets, cringing as the vitals sank into her wrist. It subsided quickly, and the moment it did, she took off running, losing traction quickly but didn't stop. She activated the map and sped toward the Dome. Halting in her tracks when she spotted a flurry of people existing. The Champions, where were the Champions? Ksua shrugged to herself, then spotted a few of them, positioned at the back of the groups wearing what could be knight armor with Pokemon of all shapes and sizes flitting by their side. Ksua shifted forth, wondering where the Hell Carnum could be right now. She stopped the few of them abruptly, ignoring their irritation. "Take these," she whispered, yanking the gauntlets from her satchel. "Kid, we don't-," Ksua interrupted, snapping, "Just take it!" The blue-haired man eyed hers' before slipping into it cringing, but just kept on marching. A few others accepted. As the crowd died down, all exiting the Dome, another crash came and Ksua managed to keep her footing this time. It was then she saw the Glaceon. "Carnum!" she bellowed.

Ayori --
The Hydreigon listened intently as Rose spoke, grinning like an idiot. Every word was full of hope, full of a passion that Ayori could never match to her own. It was absolutely wonderful that Rose was able to feel such determination in a time when everything could be at stake. "We have to help. It's our job to protect these people. I'm not angry anymore at them because now I understand why they froze us and thawed us when they did. They needed help. They took the weakest, strangest, most hopeless people and they gave us a new life with new friends and a giant, loving family. I see that now. We need to... to fight for them. To pay them back for what they gave us!" It was the most inspiring thing Ayori had ever heard...Then again, how long had she been awake? Yeah. Just then, a man swooped over, a Glaceon, touching Rose's shoulder. Ayori's eyes flashed red briefly and she found herself taking a step closer to the Weavile. But the boy proved to be no harm, in fact, he merely encouraged Rose's speech.

"Your words... I can tell there is some meaning to them. You are blind yet you wish so passionately to help the ones here. I promise that with all of my spare time I will cure your illness," he said, turned, and sprinted off to a redhead. The redhead, rather. The one from yesterday. Ayori swallowed, turning back to Rose. She gave a smile. "Well," she laughed breathlessly, "that was nice. And...this is it. We better move out." Heaving a deep sigh, Ayori turned toward the exit of the Dome, picked up a steady gait, and took off with slight nervousness. She had no idea how to use whatever abilities she had...So, on her way out, she briefly scanned the weapon's rack and snatched up a large scythe that transformed into an automatic rifle. Hmph, why hadn't anyone else picked it up? Strange. Just then, the redhead came over. Ayori glanced up slowly, only to have a gauntlet thrust at her. "Uhm...okay. What do I-," but Ksua was gone. Ayori shrugged, and merely slipped the gauntlet over her hands. "OW!" a series of needles plugged into her arm. She glanced over at Rose, who had also been giving a gauntlet.

Ksua --
After having a quick conversation with a Gijinka, Carnum headed over. Most of the Dome was empty by now, leaving just them and a few other confused souls. "Hey! We need to get out there. Those two should get gauntlets and... wow. You've been handing those out like a storm. You took one too? Sweet." Ksua smiled, giving a little shrug as her cheeks tinted red. "Oh, uh...Thanks! And them?" she peered over Carnum's shoulders at a Hydreigon and the previously noted Weavile. "They should get gauntlets. Okie! I still have...hm...three left! Then we should probably get out of here." Ksua nodded her head in approval, then darted over to two females. "Um, excuse me? Take these, please. Don't ask any questions. Thanks!" The redhead bobbed her head, handing the two of them each a gauntlet, and disappeared out of the Dome, with or without Carnum.

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Ayori --
The first thing she noticed when she exited the building was the taste. The outdoors tasted strange, like dust and ore and minerals. Of course it did though, of course. Then there was the smell of ash and imminent death. Disgusting. Outside of the city, a silhouette in the dark sky could be seen, with shrouds of fire clouding around it. A flying monster, attacking them. How wonderful. Ayori glimpsed around, pondering on the ideals of their location, and saw most of the group climbing out of a hatch into the ruins. "Let's go!" Ayori barked at Rose, not so much in a threatening or commanding way as it was a nervous and insecure one. Her feet pounded the ground as she trekked to the hatch, and dove out of it, scythe-rifle in one hand with the glove perched on the other. Hordes of Gijinka were stretched out along the plains, each one aiming toward the sky at the ready. The Champions stood in rows, gauntlets ready. The taste of iron and steel filled Ayori's senses, as did those smells. So much weaponry. She glanced toward Rose, giving her an encouraging smile; she knew Rose would feel it.

And suddenly, the beast began to nose-dive toward the ground, a glint in the sky engulfed with flames. "Prepare for impact!!" a voice screamed, though it was cut off by heat. A fireball smashed into the landscape, and Ayori threw herself backwards in a crappily attempted back flip, landing on her face. "Ow," she grunted, and hauled herself back onto her feet. Another one came crashing down, followed by a third and a fourth. They rained downwards, distracting the fighters from the approaching Legendary. However, as the humans and Gijinka ducked the fireballs, as well as some Pokemon, Flying Pokemon gathered Gijinka and Pokemon alike upon their backs, soaring upwards. Ayori swallowed, gritting her teeth as finally, the white colored creature Reshiram was revealed in a midst of fire. As Hyper Beams and Gusts and Bolt Strikes smashed into it, it seemed oblivious and just kept spiraling downwards, sending not only fireballs now but also beams of fire crashing into the barriers of the Haven. Standing there, Ayori literally had no idea what to do as it approached.

Ksua --
She had deposited the last gauntlet inside, ready to use it for later. Shaking it off, she headed outside, dodged through the hatch and made it to the field. Red and black dirt underneath her toes and broken down buildings rotting around her. It was beautiful, somehow. As the fireballs came crashing down and beams struck the barrier, Ksua tapped rapidly upon her gauntlet, gritting her teeth. A glistening shield engulfed her body skin-tight. As Reshiram neared, ignorant to most attacks that hit it, Ksua prepared. She aimed her gauntlet upwards, grinning slightly. And suddenly, the beast appeared. It flew directly over the ground, sending dust and ash flying about in all directions, even a few people, it's body lit in scorching flames. Reshiram, before spinning back upwards into the air was blasted by Champions and Gijinka alike, with rays and beams and shocks and whips and guns and swords; all sorts of things. It released a roar of disapproval as it swiveled back up, thrashing it's tail into the barrier. Ksua yelled a cuss viciously, then swerved over to one of the Champion's with a Flygon fighting by his side. "I'm gonna borrow this, okay?"

Before he had said anything, Ksua swung her leg over the Flygon and kicked him. The green Pokemon buzzed a retort of protest, then reluctantly sped into the air. Other fighters followed, taking to the skies on Swellow and Pidgeot and Tranquill and Togekiss and Noivern. Ksua aimed her gauntlet, one hand gripping onto Flygon as they took a sudden turn, delving straight toward Reshiram. Using the gauntlet, she analyzed Flygon's moves and shouted, "Draco Meteor!" As Flygon summoned the purple meteors, Ksua yelped and pushed him downwards as Reshiram swung it's tail, and they managed to fly downwards before it it. Panting, Ksua aimed upwards, kicking Flygon. He flew up, allowing Ksua to blast acid straight into Reshiram's rear. Others followed in the attacks, managing to knock Reshiram off balance in it's flight, and it began to lose momentum. It plummeted downwards, it's roars piercing the air as fire spewed off of it. It smashed into the ground, sending dust and land everywhere yet again, possibly making a crater. Though the battle wasn't over yet. "Flygon, down!" Ksua shouted, and as she fluttered away, pondered how Carnum was doing.

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Ayori --
In a flash, Rose, as swift as lightning, dashed forth. Ayori's eyes widened in shock as the girl began to duck past others, swerving and dashing in methodical patterns. "Woah," the Hydreigon whispered, then shook the sense of awe away and blinked; it was time. Her pink eyes became overwhelmed with a red sensation as Yuzuki and Toripuru stretched forward, screeching and hissing. Ayori sprinted forward, wielding the Scythe with a sharp-fanged, nearly demonic grin plastered along her face. Reshiram was struggling to rise as more and more began to shoot amazing moves and beams upon it. Suddenly, it tore open it's jaws, and a flow of blue fire exploded from his jaws. Ayori ignored this, just came up toward Reshiram's flank. She leaped high into the air, and as she did so, jagged, scaly black wings emerged from both her little buddies, allowing her to fall gracefully down toward the Legend's body, weapon raised behind her. A purple-white glow radiated from it, coursing out her hands, and she thrust against the creature. Reshiram bellowed out in agony as Ayori added to it's pain. However, just as Ayori landed the blow, Reshiram twisted, wrenching to one side as it clambered onto it's legs. A few others came up beside her, assisting her to try and take out the creature's legs to topple it over. Ayori found herself occasionally glancing toward Rose.

Just then, Ayori slammed her scythe into the ground, gripping it tightly from behind. It transformed into it's rifle version; the Hydreigon pressed her feet against what was once the handle, her finger at the trigger, and she began to launch a flurry of bullets. Blood had begun to trickle down from Reshiram's body, pooling down underneath it. It flailed wildly, spewing fire all around; in the air, upon the ground. Ayori felt something blaze her arm and she yelled, drawing backwards, away from her rile. Reshiram flapped it's wings, rushing forwards, but only tripped. It caught a bit of air. Then fell, smashing straight into the barrier with force. Ayori bit her lip, hand rushing toward a burn mark running along her arm. Tears threatened to spill from her optics, though she blinked it away, and instead watched as Reshiram picked itself up, blew more fire, and took off flying into the air. Alas, it hadn't decided to leave just yet.

Ksua --
The redhead watched the massive collision below, unceasingly surging downwards on Flygon's back. Much was occurring, with Reshiram struggling against all that was happening to it, thrashing against the barrier. Ksua swallowed, hoping it wouldn't leave a crack. "Flygon, we're going to do something risky! Use Giga Impact on Reshiram!" she screeched as Reshiram took flight again. He turned back to look at her like she was bad. "Do it!" Ksua demanded. Flygon shrugged, turning back to gain momentum. He went down fast, and wind whipped at Ksua. Breath began hard to obtain. Her lungs nearly split. Just as Flygon was going to make brutal impact, Ksua grunted and leaped off, her body soaring toward the ground, a merry grin upon her lips. She turned onto her back, the wind flashing around her as she raised a gravity-changing hand toward her gauntlet and activated her shield at a higher level. Flygon managed to hit Reshiram at a fearsome level, refusing to pull away. In a blur, the two crashed back down on the ground. Seconds later, Ksua fell hard on her back. In normal circumstances, it would've broken her back- killed her.

Thank Arceus for this shield of hers'. It would leave only some bruises and severe soreness, maybe some throbbing of the head. Grunting, Ksua rolled onto her tummy and pushed herself back up onto her feet. She staggered a bit, but shook it off as she watched Reshiram blast Flygon. The green Dragon/Ground type went flying, smashing into the ground with a THUD! Ksua stumbled backwards, squinting at Reshiram. It had taken a lot of damage, but it kept going. It now stood upon the ground, just blasting fire wherever it could in order to defend itself. Ksua sighed, examining it as it attacked everything in it sight, sending most of it's blasts straight toward the sheath between the ruins and Haven.

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Ayori --
Rose. It seemed she was dealing more damage than nearly anyone else, sending Reshiram into a panicked frenzy. And standing there, watching the white creature writhe and flail, Ayori almost felt some sort of remorse. The Legend was merely infected, and it didn't know what it wanted. It just did whatever it was told to do, she presumed. Now it was being annihilated by claws [ mainly of Rose ] and bullets and blades. Her pink eyes glanced down to the blade she held, stained in blood, and the Hydreigon bit her lip. This felt...wrong. After all, this very Pokemon was her own race. Half of it, anyways. Pokemon! Here she was, though, most likely trying to kill it. It just. Seemed. Wrong. Ayori didn't move, didn't breathe, didn't blink; she just allowed her knees to remain straight and for her mind to roam. What if this Legend wasn't as bad as they made it seem? What if it wasn't a monster at all, but just confused? What if the master of this operation- Etsume -was tricking them into fighting-,

No. No, what was she thinking? Ayori huffed, staggering backwards a bit, shaking her head in unfathomable frustration. She was...she was here to fight, and she couldn't back down now. Not yet. Not ever. She had to do what she had to do, and that was to fight. Even if she no longer possessed any desire to. The viciousness she had earlier felt, the blood-lust, faded, leaving Ayori grunting out in pure agony of the mind. And maybe her arm. What was she doing? Just standing there, how pathetic! And it certainly paid off as something jut right into her. She should have been paying more attention, rather than thinking. But that didn't matter anymore, did it? Her body went flying out across the dirt, her shrill cries of anger splitting from her throat as fire seeped into her skin. Well, ow! Dammit, she should have activated the Arceusdamn shield! Alas, she didn't, and there she was. On the ground. Glaring at dirt with a stinging sensation all in her skin, with partial amounts of her hair torched. Her membrane tearing, bleeding. She had no motivation to get up, really, so she didn't. Ayori just lay there, gritting her teeth, squeezing her eyes shut, ignoring the pain as she tried to focus on what it was she was supposed to do. What side she was even on.

Ksua --
The more damage done, the angrier, thus the stronger, Reshiram became. Ksua noted this sagely, how it flailed about, it's flames flicking up the color scheme to higher and higher heat levels, power levels. She was only going to become more so dangerous after that, Ksua realized, which wouldn't be the greatest thing. After all, even with Rose and Carnum and Ayori and many others doing their part, tearing it up, it seemed to heal and keep going. It was...odd, really. The redhead, now on her feet, aimed her gauntlet at Reshiram, taking slow steps forward from behind it. Just as it turned around, she launched a rope straight out of the gauntlet, where it wrapped around it's bloody foot. Reshiram shrieked, whipping around toward Ksua, where it's feet tripped up, and it began to fall. Ksua, with expertise, dodged to the side as Reshiram fell, hardly catching itself. After all, Ksua had no intentions on killing Reshiram; just capturing it. She knew her mother would be furious, but like a few other Legends, this one had the ability to be reverted to good and used against the pure evil, such as Reshiram's other half, Zekrom.

"DON'T KILL IT!" Ksua suddenly screamed. "WEAKEN, DO NOT KILL." As Reshiram struggled to get up, blowing fire all around as it did so, Ksua slowly crawled toward it, approaching it's muzzle, and whispered, "Sorry." She stopped by it's face, turned away, and sniffed as she punched it with a lack of strength. Disoriented as it was, it continued to flail, though the fire halted. In this moment, Ksua shot another array of rope across it's snout, climbed over it, and began to wrap around with nimble fingers. Behind her, the Champions had all begun to join in, sending rope and chains around Reshiram's arms and torsos, despite her struggling protest. Ksua sighed softly, petting the creature. "Don't worry," she murmured, "it'll be- AHH!" As she petted, Reshiram managed to throw it's head backwards, groaning out as it shuffled it's jaw. Ksua shrieked, tumbling through the air, and landed in a heap on the ground. "Okay," she grumbled, coughing as she sat up, and watched as the finishing touches were added. Hopefully no one would be mad at this sudden change of plans...Especially Carnum. Oh, and her mother of course.

[ sorry for the crappy post, ramek, i'm so tired and i feel like crap but i didn't want to leave ya hanging! ]

Ksua --
"Uh, hey...What are we doing? I thought we were ending this thing's life." Ksua bit her lip, dusting all the blood and grime off of her body. She was still pretty sore, achy, and maybe a bit dizzy due to the throbbing sensation pulsing through her temples, but she managed to say, "No, I...I didn't-," but she couldn't finish. She was overwhelmed by the sudden sensation of pain and nausea. Her knees buckled and she fell into into the soft sand, grunting as her fingers knit in the bones. She squeezed her eyes shut, gritting her teeth together, waiting for it to subside. A pounding in her head formulated, making white-hot pain arc through her body. Finally, it vanished, and she collapsed completely into the sand, taking deep breaths. Her eyes trained on the white creature upon the ground as she tried to compose herself. She shook her head, red strands flitting about wildly as she tried to force herself to her toes. Her arms trembled and she fell again, this time not bothering to get up. However, she was enabled to speak, so she whispered, "We can...use Resh-Reshiram...to fight others...Ugh...Ergh! We just need...to...need to train her- AH!" She meshed her teeth together, then flung her hands in the air. "Carnum, I don't...feel good. C-can you carry me back to my room? J-j-just tell the others...to bring Reshiram to the...Vault...they'll know..where...it is."

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She paints her fingers with a close precision
He starts to notice empty bottles of gin
And takes a moment to assess the sin she's paid for

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A lonely speaker in a conversation
Her words are swimming through his ears again
There's nothing wrong with just a taste of what you've paid for