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Darlene angrily strode up to the large man who was directing the thieves. With her mother behind her, the young woman threw her Pokeball, releasing Arthur. The Granbull growled as it picked up it's trainer's anger. 

[color=ec008c]"Hey, you! What's going on here?! This is official Venus Threads property! If you don't stop what you're doing, you're going to have to face us in battle!"[/color] As if to illustrate her point even further, a large shadow appeared behind Darlene and as much larger Pokémon took the stage, Norah's Kingbull. The sight of the large dog alone caused several of the Team Star grunts to stop what they were doing right away, but the tall man was unfazed. In fact, he seemed totally emotionless. That alone caused a sense of worry to rush through Darlene, but she had to be strong. They were stealing from her and her mother. If she backed down now then she could practically hear Norah telling her she didn't have what it took to be an Overseer. 

By her side, Darlene could see Arthur shuddering as well. This actually made her smile a bit. Arthur's Rattled ability meant that he'd get a power up whenever he was scared or on edge. That would be a huge boost for this fight. Seeing the man grip a Pokeball of his own, Darlene steeled her nerves as the battle was about to commence. 

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Meanwhile, Rory had long since left town, taking a short drive of his own. Thankfully, due to having collected Marks of his own years prior, he had the freedom to travel the region as he pleased. He was supposed to meet a contact in Hesperus, but an emergency call out to the mines had prevented this. Rather than wait around, Rory took matters into his own hands. He'd been driving for a few hours when the Terran Mines came into view. Pulling the jeep over to a spot, he jumped out and smirked as a certain figure in a cowboy getup stepped out. 

[color=0054a6]"Sorry to just turn up out of the blue like this, but I trust you understand why I'm here?"[/color] When the figure looked up, Rory offered a handshake, [color=0054a6]"Always good to see you... Overseer Steele."[/color]

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