godjacob
Meta-Magic Eight Ball
The Blazed Heart Crew, Route 9 (Circhester Bay)
"S-shit man didn't tell me it'd be so cold here."
"Quite whining already. This spot is a walking maze, gives us cover so none of the feds are on our tail."
"...still, I feel a chill on my neck."
"S-shit man didn't tell me it'd be so cold here."
"Quite whining already. This spot is a walking maze, gives us cover so none of the feds are on our tail."
"...still, I feel a chill on my neck."
A pair of figures traversed through what seemed one of many ice chunks that covered the icy water that was at the heart at Circhester Bay. The pair were a young man and woman in their mid-20s, the former dragging what seemed to be a large crate with some small holes behind his back on some wheeler and the later holding a smaller box that seemed to fidget a bit in place. They were among a few let's just say less than orderly individuals who were contracted to round up some of the local Pokemon of interest with the intent to pawn them off to this party for a pretty penny. Though setting in this little meeting spot in what seemed to be a frozen set of small islands had not been the easiest set up for these smugglers.
"Damn it think mine is waking back up. How much longer!?" The female smugger muttered as the shiny Krabby in her container seemed startled and alarmed though helpless to escape as she seemed to get her answer as they approached a moderate sized building whose walls were nearly white as the ice they traversed upon. Likely a means of further blending in as they worked to transport their cargo to location. These guys were locals, taking advantage of the more lax policy of the Galar League which made it so largely only local authorities they had to worry over and had thus far avoided contact with.
Their job was simple: Their clientele, a sort of strange representative of this group "Apex" would meet the smugglers and their prizes at this destination once they had confirmed they had what was asked of them. They'd get paid, the cargo would be loaded off and all was well that ended well. Given that they managed to keep under the radar this long the two individuals entered the building where several other containers and a few of their colleagues waited for them as a sense of sinister optimism filled the air.
However, not every plan goes off without a hitch. And unknown to these smugglers, a group of unconventional foreign heroes already was set to make their move...
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"Alright, we're set Captain!"
Up in the sky of the route was a most curious sight concealed by the clouds around it; this sort of crudely yet advanced sky ship made of steampunk and an inflated balloon over the haul as this was known as the SS Vanguard; the prized vessel of the Blazed Heart Crew. This group of adventuring mavericks who tried to do good at the right price were called to Galar to deal with this possible smuggling ring happening under the noses of the Galar League. They had gained a bit of infamy for being able to do the kind of crazy jobs most were cautious to attempt and while this was not their first treck in Galar, this did promise to be a more thrilling venture."Alright, we're set Captain!"
"Great! You and Maddie can load up on the bikes while me and Arthur get their attention~" Rodriguez smiled, the captain of the crew who was on the main deck with her Flygon as everyone seemed to be setting up in position. "Gramps" as it were was with his Lucario ready to tag along for the ride while Maddie and Big Zeke seemed to prepare a pair of special "sky bikes" as they were called for the descent though Rodriguez tapped to her ear piece to ensure a big piece of the puzzle was set.
"So Wiz, got the bugs set~?" Rodriguez asked as a floating monitor seemed to appear and a young girl on the other end from the comfort of her "command cave" as Zeke would call it seemed to respond. "For the millionth time they are not bugs! But yes, the eyes in the skies are being deployed now, I'll signal when i get into their system." "Wiz" or Penny spoke up as a few spherical drones of her own custom design seemed to fly down as they would set themselves in position along the facility.
If they worked as intended, they would work to hack the signals of the monitors, and general controls these guys were using which should make their arrival easier. With that all set Rodriguez smiled and stroked her partner on the back of its neck.
"Well then, let's take to the sky!" Rodriguez called out as she and Arthur seemed to move on its back and the Flygon cried out before it took to the air and began to descend down, keeping at cloud level for the time being while Zeke and Maddie prepared their bikes aiming to flank the facility once the chaos would begin.
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Within the containers was a variety of wild Pokemon, either tranquilized or just recovering though even the ones awake lacked the strength to escape their reinforced containers as there was this feeling of fear and dread among them. Though the smugglers inside had a mix of at best indifference or worse almost a smug satisfaction for them being in this spot. Suppose if you didn't enjoy your job, what would be the point?
Cruel as the mentality was, the lead smugger who seemed to be a man with faded red hair and what seemed to be some claw scars across his right cheek, had tried to get into a call with his contact from "Apex" in order to confirm they had the goods to set up the pick up. Tried being the key word as for some reason the signal which seemed to work just fine earlier seemed to be jammed now as he lost the signal which seemed to grow a sense of irritation.
"Damn it, now we get signal problems." The lead smuggler cursed a bit as he called for an aid to come look at it while he prepared to light his cigar, though unknown to him a set of drones had set themselves along the rooftop of the building and already seemed to work to produce a jamming signal. As they would come to discover, not only did it knock their signal dead to prevent calls, but some even worked into the electrical system in order to freeze the image of security cameras in place and caused the alarms to fall silent. All of this info was relayed back to the Wiz in her room as the young girl got updates and when everything was in place.
"Alright Captain, you are set."
"Good, Hyper Beam!"
"FLLLLYYYYYY!!!!"
A resounding boom sounded as the main door to the base was blown open by the powerful hyper beam, which startled and alarmed the smugglers as a pair approached with Pokeballs in hand. Though before they had the chance, "Gramps" and a flash of light shot forward as his partner Lucario appeared and the two delivered some impresvie strikes to knock the two guards out."Good, Hyper Beam!"
"FLLLLYYYYYY!!!!"
"What the f..!?" The lead smuggler cursed, but he lacked time for that as a window burst open as Rodriguez rode in on the back of her partner Absol and landed with Arthur and Lucario as Flygon seemed to fly around outside causing some general havoc as the woman eyed the smugglers with a gleam behind her smirk.
"Oh sorry, we tend to bring a bit of flair with our entrances~"