It's basically just Vietnam 2 and I only asked for the country and its war to be included in the timeline so we could have a definitive recent war for characters with military backgrounds like Moon Knight and the Punisher to have fought in. The Marvel wiki would have better info on the details than I or even any of the GM team probably would.
Oh.
It is actually a place in Marvel comics. I thought it was invented for this.
Hmm okay. That isn't too new to what I know. I might be able to come up with a good idea for a storyline for Silk.
Mister Negative usually ends up playing a key role in Cindy's storyline for me. That and a slight lean towards Asian American influences so I'd want to know exactly what that country is. I'd want to get my facts straight if I present stuff.
Erika had kinda made her bed with the thief. It might be wrong but she can always work that out later, right? For now, she had to see how deep this went. What was wrong with how weird Bigfjord was. She probably wasn't going to get that straight answer from the guy who talked about someone falling to darkness like he was from a storybook. Then again, if he was a good guy in the end, Erika will have to find some way to apologize. Maaaaybe he won't be mad.
"Chic!" Erika shouted as she continued to let herself be pulled along by the other. Chic, who was easily keeping pace next to her glanced up at her. "Sand-" She started but would that even work? An accuracy penalty to the Dragonair? She needed something bigger to pull their attention away. A little out of the box thinking...
Her eyes caught a dumpster full of trash. Surely an over-the-top good guy like the Guardian Everfair wouldn't allow a dumpster fire in his city. "Ember the trash in that dumpster, get it roaring on fire!"
"Combusk!" Chic sounded, blasting a fiery deposit of well.. flame onto the trash. Something in there must have been flammable because it started to light up and stink, too.
Erika covered her nose as they passed. "Sorry Ever..guy but can you put that out? Thanks!"
Hopefully that was enough to take the heat off of them as they continued to run.
"That's not-" Erika opened her mouth to interject at must having a battle but quickly tried a different approach. That didn't matter as opposed to finding out how off putting this city was. It just seemed like a souless expanse of corporate offices and high rises. She felt bad for the Pokemon here but maybe it was fun for them? No, she wanted to know. "-what I mean is.."
‘STOP RIGHT THERE!’
Oh great. Now what?
Who the heck was this guy in his fancy getup? The white of the uniform was spotless and the gold seemed to glimmer like it was actually made of gold. Erika shot a glance to the thief, noticing a stark difference but then again, a thief probably wouldn't want to wear white and glittering gold during a heist.
"Now wait-!"
Erika once again opened her mouth to interject in an attempt to try and figure out what a City Guardian even was or why was he arriving now. Though the grab of her wrist had put a stop to that. "Chic!" Erika motioned for the Combusken to follow. "Cooom!" She hollered, running after Erika.
She had made her choice suddenly. Someone who spoke rather plainly, albeit with strange street lingo, was probably a little more authentic than the golden peacock of a man as Everfair. Heck! Even the name sounded odd! "Sorry!" Erika called back to him as she hurried along behind the thief.
It wasn't quite the introduction to the city she had expected but somehow, she was excited for it. Something about it all so far seemed like she was just barely scratching the surface, like she was in the very first chapter of something! Erika turned her head down and hid her smile.
Erika's battle ready stance slowly lowered as she didn't quite expect the willingness of a thief to just explain themselves. Shouldn't she be trying to lie and cheat since they were willing to steal? This didn't seem like a lie but it maybe Erika was bad at telling liars from people being truthful. She looked over at Chic who gave a quizzical look. "Busk? Chic even sounded confused.
By now, Erika had fully deflated and even looked a little defeated. "Aren't trainers supposed to battle for information? I swear I saw this all the time growing up." She explained to Chic but then turned to the thief, pointing with an open hand. "Right?"
Though now the tension had been punctured and Erika would feel silly if she forced a battle here. Maybe things did work differently here. "Oh forget it. I really don't understand this place ever since showing up. It feels so..." Erika glanced around the alley, spotting a few Rattatta peeking their heads out to observe the pair of Trainers and their Pokemon from a safe distance. "Cold."
Erika rubbed her at her arms. "Though not like Cooldome City cold, you get it?"
"Anyway, fine. If this is a trick, I'm a pretty mean battler just so you are aware, but I will go to find out more about why this place feels so awful."
Erika reached out a hand to grab Chic by the arm and pull her back, avoiding the swoop of the opposing Golbat as it dove just before them. She clicked her tongue as she watched the Quilladin put some distance on them. The chase was one thing but to then be harried by a Golbat would make it almost impossible.
"Really?" Erika muttered out of annoyance the opportunity to stop the last bit of theft started becoming ever more distant, deciding that instead she would focus her efforts elsewhere that was hopefully more productive. She'd have to apologize to Ewan later for letting one of them go since he seemed so determined to stop them, but Erika wasn't going to turn down a challenge from someone.
"You know ever since coming here, this whole city has just felt off." Erika turned on her heels to face the masked leader and her Golbat. "Like I just wasn't getting how it worked." She shook her head but then pointed dramatically at the masked leader. "But I get how to battle so after I defeat you, you're telling me everything I wanna hear, you got it?"
Assuming battle would be met, Erika would lead with a Sand-Attack opening before following with a Flame Charge to launch Chic right into battle!
If the battle was not accepted... well Erika would react accordingly and not aggressively attack!
Erika and Chic both awed at the clever usage of vine whip to swing up above their heads. Both watched as the Grass type swung over their heads and landed with ease. She'd have to remember that one, not specifically the vine whip move, but the creativity of it. She was so geared towards battling that usage of moves outside of it had always stumped her a little. Her thought drifted briefly of the Trick Room enthusiast which Chic was certainly a reminder of.
Taking a step forward, Erika had intended on pursuit but froze the moment she saw Joshua's Espeon step up to take back what was stolen. "Nice one, Joshua!" She called out but her attention turned back to the tricky Quilladin. They weren't going to get away, not while Ewan was so adamant about stopping the bad guys! It was just kind of like a movie, Erika thought. She never watched many though. It might have done her some good because this was typically the scene where things go awry for the wannabe hero.
"Chic! Come on!" Erika said, racing off after them. "Busken!" Chic hollered and rushed along Erika's side as the pair raced into the alleyway. She was in such a hurry that she didn't look back over her shoulder to see if Ewan and Joshua were following and instead caught the direction the Qualladin was headed towards.
"That way!" Erika pointed and chased after the thieving pair. Now Erika was definitely unsure if Joshua and Ewan managed to catch the same direction in this maze as she raced to catch up. Chic was keeping stride easily with her. "You better stop and turn that stuff over!" She called out, taking another sudden turn down another alleyway still keeping up with the Quilladin and the trainer.
"Chic, give that Quilladin an Ember." Erika said, turning to leap back and press against the wall. "Combusk!" Chic sounded ruffling her feathers to cause a flare up of little ignations around her before she blew it forward in a small ember blaze aimed right at Quilladin's back!
Erika raced after the projectile with Chic following her ready to try and grab or follow up somehow!
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