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[Heist Jewelery Store~]

Who: Rouge the Bat and Anyone
Where: Goldenrod Department Store
When: March 1st - late in the evening
Summary: Rouge has her eyes on some gems so she decides to get them the best way she knows how. Running into some people as she makes her escape. Plot here.
Rating: PG
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Looking at late of the hour, it is to assume people have gone to bed. Not everyone followed that rule. For someone who was a bat, the night sky is like a bathe in the sunlight. Rouge admired the night. It was her cloak and veil. As for Rouge, she had other plans for this evening that required her to be hidden. Rouge went through the air vent to get to her designated location. She wore her ninja attire to at least hid her appearance. With her wings clipped, she had to alter what she was given. When the Goldenrod Department store began to shut the lights, Rouge carefully removed of the air vent screens and slid herself out. It was located on one wall of the jewelery store.

She dropped herself down quietly and crouched down. She lifted the bottom part of her mask to hid from her nose and down. Okay time to work. Although the lights remain off, Rouge eyes still adapted to the night. She summoned her Crobat to have a look around first. There was a distant of flapping, it was faint. When Crobat returned, it perched on Rouge's shoulder awaiting for her next order. Very well, Rouge skimmed through the store looking for particularly what she had her eyes on. A nice large gem, a diamond, rested in a glass show case. Rouge gave the command to Crobat. Crobat then used Air Cutter to cut the glass diagonal just over the gem. The glass case slowly slides off from it's place and shatters onto the floor.

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Rise typically worked in the clothing section, but had stayed late to clean up after an incident involving some kid's Snubbull and several evening gowns. She was tired and more than a little grumpy, ready to go back to the hotel, take a hot shower, and go to bed.

Sadly, these plans were thwarted when she heard the tell-tale shatter of glass.

A break-in?! Previously worn nerves flared to life and she was already reaching for Kanzeon's pokéball and grabbing Shoelace's bucket before she dashed in the direction of the sound.

And skidded to a halt in front of a...

... Ninja? She was tired, holding a bucket with a happily chattering sea slug, about to unleash an irate ferret, and the store was being robbed by a ninja.

"Oh, you've got to be kidding me."

Here she hoped to get a simple task done without some trivial. Why couldn't her night be that simple. Rouge turned around by the sound of footsteps, and saw Rise coming into the scene.

Rouge shrugged as she turned around holding a large gem. "It was the only thing that caught my eyes," Rouge muffled as she tucked away the gem behind her. Rouge gave a salute and dashed away from the young employee as her Crobat followed along side with his master.

"Bye~ ♥"

"Oh, no you don't--"

After experience with stalkers, murderers, and chasing after criminals in general, Rise wasn't about to let this one just waltz off without doing something.

Even if the thief did have good taste in gems.

She considered her options briefly, decided against Crystal (because the last thing the store needed was an Onix breaking all sorts of glass displays and taking out half the store in the process), and decided to go with her original plan. Kanzeon lived for fighting anyway, she might as well let the Furret work some steam off.

With a quick press of the button and a burst of white light, the Furret shot free of her capsule and streaked after the fleeing thief and disturbingly big bat. Rise wasn't as quick, but was definitely in hot pursuit and calling out her second helper. One that squeaked and needed to be scooped up, because Himiko wasn't the fastest little Bellossom in a chase.

"Kanzeon, Ice Beam!"

Hey, if she somehow missed the bat, at the very least, she'd make running a bit more difficult.

So this girl wasn't going to let this thief go easily, fine then. Crobat maneuvers avoiding the Ice Beam from the Furret. "Hey! Watch where you're aiming that thing!" Rouge shouted back. She could use Crobat but he would already have a disadvantage from the Furret. This girl wasn't no armature. She needed something quick. Rouge pulled out her Pokèball. She'll call him out later for an opportunity.

"Nightmare return," Rouge called back her Crobat to his Pokèball, tucked it away, and brought out a new one. "Let's go, Staryu!"

Rouge pressed the button followed by a burst of white light. The white light shifts to a star shape with it's red gem glittering from the center.

"Use Camouflage!"

With that said, Staryu's body began to blend in with the environment. Staryu's status changed from a water type to a normal type.

She really wasn't in the mood for this. Unlike the majority of people currently stranded in Johto, Rise didn't train her team to take on the Gyms. She trained them because she knew there would be times when a fight would be unavoidable, and she'd have to handle it. It didn't mean she enjoyed it, though, but she took a deep breath and settled into Support Mode. This was just like helping the team inside the TV world, except she was giving the orders and not Souji.

"Thunderbolt," she murmured tersely, and the Furret bristled, sparks emitting from her fur and summoning one large jag of lightning towards the camouflaged star. Maybe it wouldn't be as effective as it would have been, but it would still hurt.

She wasn't the only one in the mood for this. The Thunderbolt did a good number. Thanks to the camouflage, it saved the water type. Rouge rests one hand on her hip. "Recover," Rouge said in a calm tone. No matter how heat the battle is, it's important to keep a poker-face.

Starting from two points where it stands, Staryu begins to quickly recover from the damage that was delivered. "Water Gun," she makes a counter hopping not only to spray the Pokémon, wash the trainer away too. Staryu jumps up and aims it's top point to the Furrett. It releases a spray of water like a fire hose.

Edited 2011-03-03 00:55 (UTC)

Great, it could heal itself. The only way this day could get any worse was--

... Actually no, it would have involved certain murderers and helmet-headed dark selves and maybe something blowing up and any of her younger sibling figures getting injured and Ven deciding he never wanted anything to do with her ever again and--

Still, this was more than a little annoying, and Rise might have had a retort or two, except she hadn't been properly braced for that barrage of water and ended up knocked off her feet. One of the display cases prevented her from going any further, but slamming her back into it wasn't very pleasant.

And that was about the time she decided to stop holding back.

"Kanzeo-- I'm fine," she insisted, when the Furret (who'd dodged the majority of the Water Gun but had still gotten unhappily wet) looked over her shoulder and began a distressed chitter. "Ice Beam, then follow up with a song!" Which was, of course, a cue for her to do the aforementioned - which she did, aiming for the Staryu's gem - and then opened her mouth and shrieked loud enough to produce actual shock waves. It was painful enough for Rise to cover her own ears with a wince.

Oh, the joys of Hyper Voice.

The Ice Beam manage to hit one point on Staryu as it spins around like a boomerang. Her movement decreased a little thanks to the beam. When that Furret opened it's mouth, oh, even Rouge held her ears. Staryu's movement came to a halt and drops down on it's two points affected by Hyper Voice.

That's it. This girl wanted to play rough, so be it. "Staryu! Let's go!" Rouge called after the Hyper Voice died down. She rushed towards the escalators and descents. But before that...

"Put that fur ball in it's place! Light Screen our exit!"

Staryu just did that. The Pokémon glowed creating an invisible wall just about it's with and height. It does it a couple time until the exit was sealed off.

Rise pushed herself up-- then winced as her back decided it didn't like movement just then. She'd probably have one lovely bruise later, but for now--

With Himiko clinging to her neck and Kanzeon slamming headfirst into one of those walls, she couldn't afford to just sit there. So she tried again, this time slowly getting to her feet and coaxing the dazed Furret over to check on her. Once she'd shifted the Bellossom, she reached into her pocket for her PokéGear. At this rate, she wouldn't be able to follow the thief at a decent pace, so it was about time to call the police.

In the meantime, she'd have to stay here until they arrived, just in case anyone else got encouraged by one break-in.

The hotel had gotten too stuffy for Shirou's taste, so he left the building in order to go for a walk. He wandered aimlessly, and soon found that his legs had taken him to the department store.

He looked up. It looked like the department store was closing for the night. There were still some lights on, but several were off.

But...something else seemed strange. Shirou walked closer...and then he realized what it was. He was hearing an alarm. Presumably from inside the store.

Naturally, Shirou's Chronic Hero Syndrome kicked into gear. Using his Skarmory, Shirou broke open the doors and charged into the store, trying to figure out what was happening.

Is it just her or does everyone wants to be a hero? Pretty soon a dark figure was making her way towards the entrance. After her battle with Rise, Rouge headed towards the entrance. When she saw a kid busting in, her patience was gone. She continued to dash towards the door with Crobat flying by her side.

"Nightmare, Haze," Rouge ordered. Crobat does so unleashing it's haze. The haze engulfed from where she ran towards the entrance. Even the night made it worst. Like a thick fog at night. The only thing echoing right now where Rouge's heels, and they were heading towards the door.

"Guh!" Shirou found his eyesight hampered. Even for someone with eyesight as good as his, it'd be hard to tell where the thief (was it a thief?) was going.

But there's a funny thing about being in a battle royal to the death amongst magi: you learn some nifty skills. One of those was learning how to judge locations based on sound. He kept Excalibur close enough to where he could see him, then pointed in the direction of the footsteps.

"Excalibur! Spikes, in that direction!"

Excalibur fanned out its wings, and several razor-sharp feathers flew out and lodged themselves in the ground all around the general vicinity. Escaping without stepping on one would be very difficult.

The heels comes to a halt when Rouge saw something shimmering her way. If it glitters, it definitely has her attention. Well then, it seems she's stuck here until the haze clears up. Might as well take advantage before it clears.

"Nightmare, use Supersonic," Rouge points towards where the spikes came from. Might as well confuse the enemy before the battle really begins.

Well, Shirou wasn't willing to start with a confused Pokémon, especially since confusion was easy to fix. "Return, Excalibur!" Shirou pulled out Excalibur's Poké Ball and recalled him.

Then, Shirou pulled out another and threw it. "Go, Skofnung!" This time an Abomasnow came out. "Icy Wind!"

Skofnung let out a cry, then began windmilling its arms, creating a chilly wind that swept through the area.

Now the building began to fill a little chilly. Crobat perched back on Rouge's shoulder holding on tight while using it's wings to block the cold air. Rouge lifts one arm in front of her head and does the same.

When the Haze finally dies down, the young woman in black (with heart shapes no less) finally appears. After the wind dies down, Rouge slowly drops her arm and see's the next obstacle.

Excalibur's steel feathers remained, sticking up out of the ground like spikes. Now that the haze was gone, they were clearly visible.

Shirou immediately took notice of Rouge's clothing. "I can only think of two kinds of people who dress like that," he said, "and I'm pretty sure you're not a ninja. So what did you steal, and can I get you to drop it without a fight?"

After all her effort this guy wants her to drop what she came here for? As if. Not to mention he comes in all this way to ask her kindly. Is he avoiding or trying to get into a fight, really? Men...

Rouge crosses her arms and looks to the side caring less. After Shirou finish talking, Rouge brings her head to the front and tilts it back leering. She grins under her mask. "I prefer if you just let me be on my way."

"Not when you've stolen something. Don't think I can bring myself to just sit by while someone's committing a crime."

Shirou gave a nod to Skofnung, and the Abomasnow crouched. "Last chance. Give up what you stole, or I'll force you to give it up."

Rouge crossed her arms with Crobat perched on her shoulder. "Hey now," Rouge began. "Do you really want to start a fight? In here?," she questioned him. After all, they are still inside a building.

Either she was looking out for their well being or... "I would rather move this outside," Rouge suggested followed with a wink.

Unfortunately, common sense is not one of Shirou's strengths. "...All right, fine," he said. He recalled Skofnung, then sent Excalibur out again. The Skarmory cleared a path through the spikes to the door.

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It has to be something about red heads. Either way, it worked for Rouge's favor. After the spikes were removed, Rouge dropped both her arms down by her sides and casually walked towards the front door. Crobat remained on her shoulder as she was ready to pass Shirou.

[[OoC: Sure!]]

Excalibur remained in front of Shirou as he headed out.

Similarly, Wataru had been out and about at the odd hour, although his was more a case of restlessness than anything else. Ever since he'd posed his question to the rest of the trainers, he couldn't help but become all the more aware of the stars - which, thanks to the relatively good weather, were all the more visible. Even though he knew he wouldn't find so much as a glitter of red among them, he couldn't help but find his gaze drawn up to the sky--

At least, until he heard the banging as Shirou broke through the doors of the nearby department store, and the added racket of the alarm. "What's going on-?" he muttered to himself, running to check out the scene. Stopping in front of the doors, he swallowed nervously as he regarded it. Obviously something was up, but... what?

Glancing at the red band that was barely visible from under his jacket, his expression tightened to one of determination as he sent out his Feraligatr. "C'mon Kee Keema - let's go check it out!" he called, running in with the large Water-type on his heels.

Wataru would be met by a Skarmory heading out of the store...followed by its trainer.

Shirou stopped, surprised. "Huh? What are you doing here?"

Well then, if Shirou is distracted, Rouge side stepped behind Shirou and stepped back quietly. She hid behind Shirou's blind stop and made sure to stay hidden from the new stranger. This would create a distance from the two boys.

"Huh? I was following the sounds-" Wataru began. "Wait, was that you? Why'd you break into the department store?"

"Stopping a thief," Shirou replied. "Who's...okay, she was here."

Shirou whirled around, looking for Rouge.

Well, she did say 'let's take it outside' but didn't state for how long. When Shirou realized she was missing, Rouge was close enough to side step behind the building. She leaned her back against the wall hidden from view. Did she hid herself in time?

"A thief?" Thoroughly confused, Wataru began to glance around, barely catching sight of Rouge as she slipped around the building. "Hey, I think I saw something over there!"

Wasting no time, he hurried to investigate further.

"...Oh, CRAP!" Shirou quickly called out Dyrnwyn, using the Charmander's flaming tail to provide additional light as he headed to where Wataru was going.

That's her cue to get out of there. Crobat casts Haze again to make it difficult to see. Rouge sprint down the alley and made a hard turn. Her heels fell silent and she was gone.

"Wait!" Wataru called, as though that would stop her from escaping. Though he runs, he quickly loses track of her. "Darn it. Go, Kaori! Clear this haze!"

The Pidgeot gives a screech as she begins trying to clear the air of the haze.

"Go, Excalibur! Get up into the air and see if you can find the thief!" Excalibur took to the skies, trying to track down Rouge.

After she lost them, Rouge went ahead and unwrapped the bandanna around her face. Now, where she left her backpack? She couldn't stay in her night outfit for long. There it is, she pulled it from the bushes near the flower shop. She took a step into the shadows again for a moment to take off her attire. After slipping off the ninja, she was back in her normal clothes. She brushed her bangs and began to walk casually back to the hotel.

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Wataru > Shirou > Rouge?

Sounds good to me!

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