[center][h3]Ω [color=gray]Niamh Elin Reimer[/color] Ω[/h3][/center]

The shooting pain in Niamh's shoulder surprised her, to say the least. Her brain told her it was a bullet wound and that the bullet had missed bone, but her nerves told a different story of raw, searing agony. The impact of the bullet shocked her so much the Niamh’s grip on the Metang’s bars loosened, causing her to fall from the Pokemon. As all Metang are trained for such situations, the Pokemon quickly swerved and caught its assignment in a gray-blue blur. [i]Agility,[/i] Niamh recognized dimly, a faint smirk on her face. [i]Glad to see I got one of the few slabs of floating metal with brains.[/i]

Niamh picked herself up off her side to stand on the Metang. The escapee with the Electabuzz was nowhere to be seen, but now Niamh had a new target—the girl who had shot her. Niamh could see her clearly now through the trees, crouching with a rifle. Their eyes met. Niamh’s brain whirled.

[i]Options: fight or flight. Question: was the non-lethal shot intentional? Yes: shot missed bone, traveling between clavicle and scapula; has not made a second shot. No: Shot would have hit superior vena cava or even aorta if hadn’t moved; girl’s stance is tense—sees me as danger.[/i]

One hand gripping her shoulder tightly to stem the blood flow, Niamh’s eyes scanned the shadowy forest for further life. A flash of black and red indicated that there was—presumably a Pokemon, judging by the speed. By color, it was probably a dark Pokemon.

[color=gray]”Metang. Agility and magnet rise,”[/color] Niamh said, crouching down and clamping a hand on a bar. The Metang complied, heightening its speed to a blur before rising further off the ground. [color=gray]”Head back to base.”[/color]

The pair disappeared in a gray-blue flash towards the Regime base.

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