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[i][b][color=powderblue]Mentions:[/color][/b] All in Attendance. [b]Again.[/b][/i][/center]

 Bianca managed to wake up early in preparations for the opening ceremony. Since she wasn't pissed out drunk like a select few of their group, she was one of the ones that dragged said few back to their homes. Or rides, at the very least. Gratually waking herself up as she and Rose worked together to get ready to go, she decided to wear something lighter than her previous outfit and just change to her gym challenge uniform when it's almost time. Bianca folded the uniform up and stored it in a satchel. As for her pokemon?

 [color=powderblue]"B-Bumble! Hecate, Momo, F-Flurry! You're with us, come on!"[/color] She called the ones not yet in their pokeballs to her at the front door, all excited to join her and their friends at the ceremony. Though Bumble did have to catch Flurry before he accidentally ran into the wall. Bianca stiffled a chuckle at that. [color=powderblue]"A-Alright, alright. Save that f-fire for the challenge!"[/color] She grinned. She opened the door-

 Before the group could step outside though, Bianca's phone vibrated. [color=powderblue]"Hm?"[/color] She stopped to check who texted her. The Chairman's urgent message had reached her before the news about the ceremony being canceled. Her eyes widened as she read it, then she looked back to her pokemon. [color=Powderblue]"C-Change of plans. You three, hold down the fort w-while we're gone. Rose, you're w-with us. I've a b-bad feeling about this..."[/color] Hecate, Flurry, and Momo scampered back to the couch while Bianca called her Darmanitan into his pokeball, and her Gardevoir quietly walked up to her side. The two hurried out as quick as they could.

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 Bianca and Rose were the first ones there. The two remained quiet as the rest of the gym leaders gradually arrived. Bianca gave them an empathic frown. She had finally saw the news that the opening ceremony was canceled, and was just as lost as the rest of them. Then once Hyacinth finally arrived to explain everything, her eyes widened in dread.

 Ryker has been kidnapped. His Pokemon were taken too.

 And Hyacinth expected them to continue on like nothing's happened? To not get involved, yet stick together in case one of them were next?? In the midst of concerned questions and understandable outrage, Bianca remained quiet. She wanted to say something. [i]Anything.[/i] If anyone looked her direction they could see her open her mouth as if she was, then quickly shut it back up. There was nothing she could say that the others hadn't already. Rose, sensing the dismay in the room, did her best to calm the gym leaders down. 

 [color=powderblue]"I-I..."[/color] Bianca didn't know what to do. She passed a worried glance to everyone, especially Hestia, then stood up from her seat. [color=powderblue]"I-I need to step out f-for a m-moment..."[/color] She nodded to her gardevoir, knowing she would keep an eye on them, then stepped out of the room. She took a deep breath and leaned against the wall next to the door.

 [Sub][i][color=powderblue]"G-Goddamnit..."[/color][/i][/sub]