This is War(privet rp)

[Dragon Gal]

"Nothing, kid. They don't mean anything at all," Justin answered as a sigh. The hell was he meant to do now? "Stay with Ashley," he told the Pikachu. "Keep her warm for me."
Those instructions given, he headed to the group of medic Pokemon, bypassing the other Rogue on his way. "What do you guys need me to do? My Trainer is sick; teach me to help her."

The pickpocket continued staring at Leon in shocked confusion, barely registering the Treecko's curses, then it's offer of help. The nurses and doctors must all be out on the field- his little group had heard some news of multiple small skirmishes going on on both Teams' territory, and occasionally on the neutral zone that the Rogues generally occupied. Maybe those 'small' skirmishes were bigger than he'd thought. This was not looking good, not at all. Magma could barely help itself; how was he meant to ask them to spare medical supplies for him? But if he didn't, eventually his group would perish...
Us or them. Is that what it had come down to?

The electrician frowned, lowering his hand. "What are we going to do with you?" he mused. "Well, we don't have enough food to spare, so if you're hungry, hunt while we travel." His voice continued lowering until he was muttering. "We need to find the damn pickpocket." And hope that he hadn't been captured by Magma, hadn't ditched them to join up with the Team, and had found food and medicine...
Too many uncertainties! He was beginning to really struggle with all of this. Always, there was doubt about his companions. He was never sure of their motives, even after what they'd shared...

He tried to force his eyes open, tried to look up at her or the Misdreavous, but he was just empty inside. He couldn't draw up the strength. How did she do it? He knew she was just as broken, probably more so, but somehow she forced herself to keep going, to keep acting. How did she do it, when all he wanted to do was curl up in a hole and wait for the pain to fade?
His hands were shaking as he reached for a square of paper nearby. Oragami had made him feel better at one stage. When Mariah had taught him, he'd been secretly proud that he surpassed her skills- albeit only in paper cranes. He would never match her skills in origami flower making. But his folds were neater, his cranes sat better, and they were beautiful. He tried to force his mind to think only of the crane as his hands slowly formed the object of his thoughts. Maybe a thousand of these cranes would take the pain away...

[Whistle.Concert]

Achan nodded, running up and jumping on Ashley's bed. The Pikachu cuddled up next to her, curling into a tight, almost cat-like ball.
He closed his eyes as he began to glow softly, causing a lot of light and just a little bit of heat. He was somewhat useful in these kinds f situations, it seemed.

The Bayleef looked up as Justin approached. "Your trainer...Needs food, water, and rest, which is obvious. Umm...Once she wakes up I can show you how certain medical supplies work, so you can use those in a pinch.."
The leaf dinosaur Pokemon sneezed. "Ah! Excuse me.."

Leon managed to break eye contact with the pickpocket, shaking his head a little bit. Magma was looking worse then he thought...
He looked up again. "You said you wanted food and supplies, right? I can get you food."

~
The Ninetales just nodded to the human's words, not bothering to engage in conversation. It was well aware that many humans could not understand Pokemon, and that some pokemon could not understand humans.
The kitsune tilted his head to the side as the human seemed to get sidetracked by thinking about other things.

~
Mariah gave a small, shaky sigh, the only hint to what she was actual feeling. She stood up, and carefully sat down again, grabbing sheets of paper and beginning to fold once more.
Maybe after the funeral, she would keep the practice up. Maybe she would make paper stars. There a myth about how making a thousand paper stars would make your wishes come true. Maybe she should try that some day...

[Dragon Gal]

"Nnh?" It had gotten bright... why was there so much light? But it was soft, so it was okay. Wait. Soft meant...

Justin frowned at the other grass type. He wasn't going to say anything, but he really didn't want it near Ashley. She was sick enough, without catching a cold from the Bayleef- he was certain she'd be too weak to handle it. The last time she'd had one, it'd gotten really bad. "Any help you can give me in regards to medicine would be excellent, thankyou."

The pickpocket glanced at the Treecko, wondering if he could observe those lessons... He still wasn't sure Magma could afford to give him the medical supplies he needed, but if there was a chance he'd learn some 'field medicine,' he'd take it.
He looked up at Leon. "Food... Yes, please." Now would be the time to tell the boy that he had companions who also needed food, but he'd wait until they were out of the room for that tidbit. The other Magma's didn't need to know, and he didn't know what the Rogue's Pokemon would do with the information. Probably not much; they're worried about the girl. She was in bad shape- he wondered if she'd make it.
He looked around the room, chewing on his tongue again. At one point, he'd wanted to be a doctor, had taken some very rudimentary training long before the Teams began clashing. It was at times like these he wished life hadn't taken him in another direction.

The electrician shrugged, readjusting Roy and holding him closer to his chest. It was getting late, and with the late hour, the cold was also worsening. "How are you doing, kid?"
The Trainer, who'd been sitting a little away, sighed as he stood up. "We should go."
The electrician nodded. "Keep your Misdreavous out; the Ninetales doesn't want to talk to us, does it Roy?" he tried to pry conversation out of the child, mostly just to keep him talking. Maybe it'd keep him alive a little longer. Still, if the kid went back to sleep, he could voice a concern he'd had for a while now to his travelling companion. Well, for now, they'd just walk.

He'd lost count of how many multi-coloured cranes he'd made. He wasn't even sure if they would be included in the funeral; they weren't traditionally used. But they were distracting him, and they were what he could make. He paused, a half-folded square of blue paper in his lap. One edge of the square was stained red, and he realised he'd cut himself at some point. When did that happen?
Not like it mattered anyway. He continued folding the paper, and had just finished the crane, when the alarms started blaring- the signal for 'intruder alert.' Maybe Magma was making a raid, bringing their wrath to destroy Aqua once and for all. He looked back down at the crane in his hand, the mark of his blood still visible in the folded paper. Let them come. He could barely bring himself to care anymore.

[Whistle.Concert]

Intruder alert? Now, of all times? Mariah hissed under her breath, standing up and heading out of the room, making sure not to step on any of the delicate bits of paper that littered the floor. She got through the door and started running, eager to have something to take her mind off of the funeral; off of Jon. This was good. Very good.
She rounded the corner, seeing a flash of turquoise and red out of the corner of her eye. Shiny Treecko...Or part of it's family, anyway. Easy.
Her eyes narrowed as she threw down Mia's ball, commanding the Glaceon to give chase. She watched as her Pokemon vanished from view, before taking off again, eager to look for more intruders.

~
"The Ninetales is being mean..." Roy mumbled, looking over at the Kitsune Pokemon. He noted that even though it was out in these conditions, it's fur was silky, and it looked full. Could they trust it? What if it was a team Pokemon...
If it was a team Pokemon, it was probably Magma. That was fine.

~
"I can teach you how to use basic things." The Bayleef said. "Or someone with hands can. I'm not very good at bandages and stuff; hard to do them up when you don't have opposable thumbs..."
He grinned sheepishly. "For now, all I can offer you is food.."

Leon stood up, going to leave the infirmary. "You can come along if you like; they know you're here, and they probably won't say anything..."
He continued to walk, not checking if the pickpocket was following or not. Magma wasn't doing so good...This was bad. Was Aqua faring better?

[Dragon Gal]

They know I'm here!? Well, he was in the infirmary, with the Magma medics. And Leon was a returning member. Of course they knew he was here. Besides, they'd entered with the Pidgeot and the other Rogue, who was obviously being sent here for a reason. No need to panic.
He followed Leon out of the room in silence, and remained quiet for a few minutes, watching the boy as he worried. Maybe he'd been out of base for a while; he looked just as concerned as he was about the welfare of the Team.
"Hey kid," he said quietly. "Is food something your Team can spare a bit of?"

"Food sounds... good," Justin muttered. He didn't trust it, not one bit. Not here. But Ashley needed her Team to keep their strength up, too. They'd be no use to her if they were just as bad. And Fido was looking worse for wear, too. Food was all they could get; he'd take it. "I believe the men just left to acquire food; I'll go with them. Achan," he called to the Pikachu, "come with me or stay with Ashley- your choice, but make it now," he commanded as he walked to the door.

The electrician smiled at the child. "Aww, is it a mean fox Pokemon? Nah, it just doesn't know us very well, that's all." He was well aware that the Ninetales probably understood them, so he'd do his best not to offend it. After all, if it was going to hunt, it could help them out. And that, they needed.

She still cared enough about the Team to rush after the intruders. If she still cared about this place, how would he get her to leave it with him? His plan had barely been set in motion, and he was already losing faith in it. Pull yourself together. He stared at the crane in his hand for a moment, drawing strength from the paper, before he rose and gently placed it in a pocket.
In the corridor, he paused a second or two, determining which route Mariah had taken, before going down a different one, hoping to help her corner the intruders for questioning- or torture; whichever the boss was in the mood for. This was why he wanted to leave... he loathed this job fully and completely, now that he'd opened his eyes and realised what he was a part of.

[Whistle.Concert]

"We have plenty of food." Leon responded with a somewhat-dismissive flick of his hand. "It's mostly vegetables and fruits; we have greenhouses on the lower floors, as the Madame wants us to stay as healthy as possible...Well, when it comes to 'not being sick.' Sickness is contagious, injuries aren't..."
He frowned slightly. Then again, they really weren't healthy, not with all the nurses on the battlefields. This was becoming very problematic.

Achan looked up at Justin, ears twitching, before putting his head back down again. "I'm protecting Ashee." He responded, sounding very serious for one so young. "I'm gunna be her boobyguard.."
He, of course, did not realised that wasn't the right word for 'bodyguard', but it was close enough. The little Pikachu got a gold star for trying big words, at any rate.

~
Roy gave a small smile. "It's a pretty fox Pokemon, though.."
He noticed the Ninetales seemed to sit a bit straighter after that comment, and he snickered. It was also a very vain fox Pokemon, it seemed.

~
Mia growled, following the turquoise and red grass type through the base. The Glaceon was having trouble catching up, mostly because Grovyle's were known for speed, and this one seemed to be particularly fast...But it was holding something, and that slowed it down a bit.
Mia watched, partially horrified, as the Grovyle dropped it's item, and seemed to glow for a few moments as it's speed increased again. She was never going to catch this thing!

[Dragon Gal]

"Injuries can become infected," the pickpocket murmured, mostly to himself. He looked up again. "Well. Then I guess I should let you know I have companions that also need food. Two men, around my age, about as healthy as me, and a young boy, who's very sick." Then again, he'd been away from the group so long he had no idea of the kid's welfare. Roy could have died by now for all he knew- his health had seemed very unstable. "If you've got the supplies to give us, we'd be very greatful..."

Justin was just in earshot of Achan's comment, and he couldn't help the laughter. "Yeah, better not let anyone touch those," he muttered, switching to all fours to catch up to the Rogue and Magma grunt.

"Yeah," the electrician answered quietly. "Very pretty." He wanted to hold a conversation with the child; knew that it could help the boy immensely, but he was so tired... they'd been travelling all day- for days now- with barely any rest, and he'd been carrying Roy almost the entire time. Not that he minded carrying him, but it meant extra effort just to walk.
He felt the Trainer's hand on his back as the other man came up beside him, and forced a small smile. He could keep going. Even if it was cold and windy, and he was desperately tired. "We need to rest," he murmured to the other Rogue.
The Trainer shrugged a little, but he shook his head. "We need to keep moving if we wanna get help for this kid."
"Magma..." They didn't have a choice, really. They needed medical help for Roy- who was at least associated with the Team, and they needed somewhere safe- at least kind of- to rest. With a nod, it was decided.

Where the hell where they? The Aqua electrician slowed his pace, simply walking around the base, now, hoping to catch some glimpse of the Magma intruders, or Mariah and her Glaceon... something to tell him where everyone was!
"Damn it..."

[Whistle.Concert]

Leon nodded. "We have the supplies." He replied. "And we have the medical supplies, if you know how to use them.."
there were so many different kinds of needles and bandages and medicine, it messed with his head half the time; he couldn't remember what half of them did, and he really had no clue how the nurses and the nurse trainees remembered it all. "I'll get them for you."

Achan watched him go, before curling up again. "I'm going to be the best boobyguard ever..." He mumbled, though he was starting to fall asleep.

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"Magma?" Roy blinked, squirming a little bit. "..We might see my sister there. She could help...She can do the medicine thingy.."
The red haired boy gave a weak grin, knowing that his sister had probably returned from her journey by now. She was fast; and sneaky, and they had that Sneasel with them. Nothing could of gone wrong.

~
"Grim, scout out the area ahead.." Victoria gave a small frown, letting the Houndoom out. "Oh, and find that idiot Grovyle before he gets himself killed."
"That's if I don't kill him myself!" The devil dog Pokemon snarled, heading off with a loud howl that would raise her attack, as well as alert others to her presence. Good; she wanted as many as possible to follow her instead of her companions.

[Dragon Gal]

(OOC: Saphira, if you're around, I'm trying to give you ins, referring to other random characters- you could NPC it like AA and I do? Or just have some of your Aqua's join the search. Or post with Magma's wondering why Leon has two Rogues following him?)

Hm? That was a Houndoom call. Not good, not good at all. Still, he'd better follow it and hope it wasn't going for anywhere essential- like the infirmary. He would've gone straight there, but he was sure there were already personel on guard. Besides, Kaiba was perfectly capable of defending the little room, too. He pulled the gun all Aqua's carried for safety out of its holster, and attempted to follow the intruding dog Pokemon.

"You can really spare them?" The pickpocket didn't sound at all sure. "Don't get me wrong, we need them desperately, but you guys look like you do, too. As for using them, if the Bayleef teaches the Treecko, I might be able to learn some stuff, too."
Speaking of, the Treecko was speedily moving towards them- on all fours? "Where'd you pick that up from?" he wondered aloud.

"Maybe, kid." The electrician tried to keep hold of the conversation. "You need the medicine thing." So did they, probably, but they needed food and shelter more. "I wonder where our pickpocket is?"
"He's not 'ours,'" the Trainer commented. "He's probably not with us anymore anyway."

[Whistle.Concert]

Grim smirked, hearing footsteps heading her way. All according to plan. She took a deep breath before howling again, the bone-chilling sound echoing through the corridors. A Houndoom's howl had often been mistaken for the call of the Grim Reaper, back in olden times, and it was no wonder why.
The female dog Pokemon sat, waiting to see exactly what was coming after her. It'd have to brave to tackle her after two howls...Her attack was raised a lot, and most of her attacks were physical. Unlike her brother.

"Got you!" Mia pounced, missing the shiny Grovyle by a hair as he ran off again. The Glaceon snarled in frustration, digging her little claws into the ground. "Why do they have to be so fast!"

Kody snickered, stopping and turning to face her. "Kody's the name, speed's my game! And I just have to say, Miss Glaceon..."
He gave a wicked grin. "You're too slow.."
The Grovyle started cackling, running off again.

~
"We can spare them; most of us don't know how to use them, and Aqua's generally pretty thug-like when it comes to injuries. So many that are brought in are already dead or too damaged to help.."
One hand gripped Hurry's ball tightly as he spoke, as if trying to comfort his Pokemon and clench his fist at the same time. "Aqua's tactics are..Insane. They tend to kill as many of their own as they do Magma grunts."

~
The Ninetales listened in, ears twitching slightly. So there was another member of their group..That was..Missing? Or dead?
The Kitsune Pokemon frowned, standing up and walking over slowly. From what he had gathered, the kid was sick, and they wanted to keep him awake?
The kid had shown interest in him earlier, perhaps he could assist. He nudged the Electrician's leg gently, but did not say anything. He was not sure if these humans could understand him or not, and he was not old enough to have a grasp on his psychic abilities yet.