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(There's a few helipads by the silo. they open and lower into the ground. that's where Faron is. And I never had to deal with a badge/flying problem in the games, so I wouldn't know... sweatdrop Since there's no sky badge here, it doesn't matter much...

and some rockets are allowed to care... they are trainer Rockets after all, meant to infiltrate the usual trainer crowd...)

Faron arrived inside the building with his briefcase, "Noumenon?" He asked, "How did the attack go? I count sixteen helicopters, but we're missing roughly twelve rockets... Apparently a trainer tried an anti-air attack with..." he looked to each side, "A Registeel."

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Aldrin looked back at his group, "Kite could use a pokemon center. their pikachu knocked us out of the air... Ronin and Mark are good, as is Fira. Shion, you took a beating there, so you could use some help too..." He said, appraising his team, "And Myst... unscathed as always..."

((In the games, each HM move, such as Fly and Surf, requires a SPECIFIC badge before you can use the particular HM outside of battle. It is very important, methinks. And this is 'serious pokemon' based on the game, not the anime.

Again, I apologize because I am very nitpicky.))

Sylvia nodded as she glanced at each Pokemon in turn. "Right, then," she said. They were in the forest, just outside of the city, because they had followed the helicopter to its crash point.

"It isn't far. The road's just over that way," Sylvia commented. Once there, no doubt one of the many officers would give them a ride to the nearest Pokemon center.

"I wonder what the Stadium's going to do about this," Sylvia commented as she began walking in the direction of the road.

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Noumenon walked over from the Administration desk. "Still counting," he replied. "Not everyone has returned--sixteen helicopters, you say?" Indeed, the last of the returning Rockets were walking in now.

"That leaves... two pilots, and counting those four... we've got six Rockets unaccounted for. Well, we'll just have to break them out in a few days," Noumenon commented, after his round of math.

"As for Pokemon--we won't know until the tally is complete," Noumenon replied.

((How many did Crystal and Alanna get altogether?))

(Alanna dropped hers when the shotgun hit her... plus rockets must have some way to bypass the badge rule... otherwise they'd never control their pokemon...)

With his good hand, Aldrin lifted the bag of stolen balls. "These need to be returned..."

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"Still, a stadium haul is better than a pokemon center." Faron said, "Although the helicopter takes priority..."

(oops... fixed it in edit)

Maria sighed and looked around. The stadium was trashed, the roof had been blasted with holes and the ground was uneven. And that was just were she stood; the whole stadium could have been damaged. "This will take some time to rebuild." Though, she thought, this means trainers might come to the Gym. She shook her head. "How can I think of such things!" Eli looked up at her with a confused expression. ”Rai?” She patted his head again. ”It’s nothing…”

Alanna flinched as she heard a thud. She looked over to the source of the sound and saw a girl who had tripped. Alanna leaned back into her seat and sighed. She needed a quiet place right now but she didn't want to move.

((Now there's an angry person who cares not about their pokemon... methinks. Noumenon: want to join Team Rocket?

XD))

(faron's named all of his slav- pokemon... does that mean he cares?)