DRAGONS & KNIGHTS [Mission- Lance, Aden, Mikael]

Aden was not liking this mission at all. It didn't sound difficult, but it was sure boring so far. He and Alexis, both Pokemon Rangers, were to go to Accumula Town and remove any Nox from the area. Simple enough, except for the fact that they had yet to find any Nox trainers, and worsened by the fact that there was nothing to see in this town. Looking at his partner, Ryu the Riolu, who was perched upon his shoulder instead of inside a pokeball, he saw that the Pokemon hadn't noticed anything either. He glanced over to Alexis. "I don't know what they expected us to find, but we haven't found it. I say we go and grab a drink." he said, indicating a nearby bar. Walking inside, he looked at a small menu posted inside the door. Ryu, however, had other ideas. He started making little noises, trying to pry Aden's attention away from the menu. "Not now, buddy." Ryu was being stubborn, however, and started tugging Aden's ear. "Ow, stop it!" said Aden, in a sharp undertone, but he looked at Ryu a'nd saw something interesting. He was emanating a blue aura from his hands. He only ever did that when he was nervous. He was now staring intently at a man with flaming red hair, and a lady wearing a cape that seemed to be fitted for the man next to her. Aden's attention, however, was on the man. "Alexis, get over here!" he called. He then pointed to the man, specifically his hair. "Does this man look at all familiar to you?" he asked. He silently reached for his Solrock's pokeball, brushing his hand against his tranq pistol that he carried in lieu of what others called a "proper sidearm". Looking again to Alexis, he said "Please, please tell me that that isn't Lance."

[/i] sure what Lux had set him up for, but it appeared they figured that it would only take a spark of tension to light the flames of conflagration in the sleepy Unova town. It still seemed like an odd place to stir up a fight. If it were by all means possible, Mikael would have attempted to avoid it. It was all quite ironic, especially since he had excellent aim. It was real hypocrisy at almost its finest anyways. He carried around a gun but prayed to Arceus that he wouldn't have to use it. If the skill was laid to rest, so be it. It would be for the best.

"Glaeee?" the Pokémon at his side chimed. Mikael glanced at the Glaceon at his heels. "... Looks like this is the place, Laelia,"[/color] he mused as the Glaceon gave him a curt nod. He glanced briefly at the small piece of paper clutched between his fingers. "Patrat Parlor. Yeah, this is it."[/color] He wasted no more time with idleness. The restaurant was bright, warm, and welcoming. It was strange. He'd expected the tension in the air to be so thick that he'd be able to slide a knife through it like a stick of partially melted butter. He was surprised by the light laughter that tittered through the air like a Butterfree. It was a decent place, what with its white tablecloths and silver cutlery. Hell, there was even a small bouquet of flowers for each table.

Aden, at least, was easy to spot out. The young man was dressed rather casually in a long-sleeved white shirt and baggy jeans. Unconsciously, Mikael raised a hand to fiddle with the brown-orange goggles resting crooked upon his forehead. The Glaceon gave her trainer a slight push as they entered the restaurant. The glass door gave a pleasant little tinkle noise as it swung open. If there was one thing that Mikael was good at, it was blending in with walls. He was approximately the same age as the Lux teens seated at their table, or at least, give or take two years when it came to Aden.

"Thanks for waiting for me,"[/color] he said to the two, casually taking a seat across from Aden and Alexis. "You are excused,"[/color] he murmured, glancing in his direction. "Alexis, I got a call from your mother. She's out looking for you. You should stop disappearing without letting her know since I'm getting tired of playing messenger."[/color] And as he'd entered, Mikael had caught sight of the very Alyssa and Lance Draconis. Fuck. Well. Good thing he had Laelia with him. The Glaceon had taken a seat at the empty chair of the table and was currently sniffing at the table top. Blizzard was going to be a handy move if things got out of control. He had Julius and Ignis to depend on as well. It was rather unfortunate that the restaurant was so small. Romulus was restless and so was Marius. The Wailord hadn't gotten much fresh air lately, what with being kept inside a Pokéball that was held away in a PC system.

His eyes flickered over in Lance and Alyssa's direction, not even bothering to force an amiable expression. It would have been too fake and a poker face was MIkael's normal expression he chose to wear anyways. And it also appeared that Lance had taken an interest in Aden's Riolu. Laelia watched on curiously, paws shifting slightly as he curled her tail over the front ones. Mikael's eyes were trained upon both Lance and Alyssa. He knew who they were and they knew who Aden and he were. It would have been foolish to continue lying to each other.

The least he could do was at least seem respectful. Maybe then Lance would feel more humanized towards him and not unleash the full wrath of his dragons upon him. "Sir Draken,"[/color] he began. "It's a pleasure to see you here."[/color]

And that was exactly his sign for Aden to attack. After all, they were not here to mingle and socialize.
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[/b][/color] he commanded, to which the ice type Pokémon gave her trainer a curt nod. He unclipped a Pokéball from his belt before tossing it into the air. The capsule burst open and a red light flooded the restaurant before taking shape of a bipedal Pokémon. When it all faded away, a staunch Lucario was revealed. The Pokémon grunted at the sight of Alyssa and Lance, eyes quickly shifting towards the the Blaziken and Altaria. Of course Mikael wasn't going to send the Glaceon in. That would have been suicide. The Blaziken could have thawed her out on the spot, plus a well-aimed fighting type move would have put her out of commission too. Speaking of which, the Blaziken was particularly dangerous for Aden's Linoone. Normal type Pokémon were weak against fire types. So was Julius, to an extent, but Mikael had faith in the Lucario.

"Julius, Dragon Dance, follow up with an Aura Sphere!"[/color] Mikael believed in both offensive and supporting moves. Dragon Dance would boost the Lucario's attack strength and speed. Mikael always felt safer with a Pokémon faster than his opponent's, unless it was a particularly heavy-duty Pokémon such as Romulus. The Steelix could take a countless number of hits before caving in. Julius snarled, his lips curling back to reveal pointed canines as he made a slight pirouette, eyes flashing red. He felt a primal instinct to go after the Blaziken. Clapping his blue paws together, the Lucario began to build up the strength of an Aura Sphere before letting it loose inside the restaurant. Briefly, Mikael thought he heard the yelling of the restaurant manager, something to the effects of, "Hey you! You can't do that, stop!" But all was vanity. This was a mission that Lux had assigned to him and he would see to its successful end.

Mikael's fingertips ghosted over his right thigh. Ah, yes. The pistol was still there, loaded and ready to fire. He never bothered hiding the gun. There was no need. It was common knowledge that Lux had the tendencies to carry around firearms anyways. It wasn't illegal for them. In fact, it was quite supported. Most people believed it to be foul play to command a Pokémon to attack another human or trainer, but guns were all fair game. It made him feel useful, helpful towards the battles that his Pokémon were fighting.

All they had to do was stall Alyssa and Lance, or at least ensure that they would not pull any tricks in the near future. There was only one real way to secure that. Mikael really had been hoping to avoid the use of his gun, but if it came to that, he would not hesitate to pull the trigger. He had to stay one step ahead of these two Nox members if he and Aden even had any hopes of winning. "Aden, get the Altaria!"[/color] he shouted above the noise of overturned tables and shattering dishes that Julius' Aura Sphere left in its wake. Hurtling through the air, the blue orb was headed directly towards Alyssa's Blaziken.[/style][/b] Kane, Kai, Zero COUNT 548 NOTES LATEST REPLY EVER Mikael will probably pull the gun out in the next post?[/style]
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