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Clara would quickly learn that there were three rules when dealing with a legendary Pokemon of any sort: approach them with caution, respect the power they had, and don't call it a c***. No more apparent would those rules be then right now, when Zac might've been nice enough to just come up to the intoxicated trainer. But having any part of it kicked wasn't the sort of test it was doing with this form, and what it was about to be called didn't set any better with it. Before Clara could finish her insult, Zac decided to let its thoughts be known as it lunged forward and bit down on her hand. The punch bowl that had been on the Zygarde's head would end up in the air before landing near an oven, hitting the handle of a pan and flipping its contents at one of the walls.

The cooks and servants that had been in there ran out en masse, most of them through the side entrance. They could catch the glimpse of a single vehicle as it parked just outside, though most of them simply kept going and didn't bother trying to find out who else was finding a way in. Aside from one of the cooks being stopped by the car door opening, that is.

"Sorry," spoke up someone as he and another person got out, both sporting white suits. Whoever or whatever they were, it was minimalist enough to look normal for the party and draw little attention to their identity. "Royal Guard here, I hope you'll forgive our intrusion. We got a call about some sort of disturbance here. Do you mind if we come in? We'll keep our time here short."

"Oh, o-of course! You'll find... it inside." The cook wasn't much else for words, taking off in a grand hurry afterward and figuring they were here about that dog thing that barged into the kitchen. It wasn't entirely a lie as it'd be the first thing seen upon their entrance, looking to each other before one pointed elsewhere and sent the other out of the kitchen.

The other, for now, observed and waited for his chance to take action. He was mindful of any chaos and destruction to come, though.











The Dark Pulse would catch the female Meowstic off guard, causing her attack to cease before it could go on for long. The male's Gravity continued, but it would end up shortlived for other reasons. The crashing that would soon begin from whatever was going on in the kitchen would assault both Meowstic's ears, causing them to fold them and messing up any sort of further assault they could've done. The loud crashing could also be heard as far away as the western and eastern wings. Who knows what was really going on in there.

The guardsman sent to look for Aile had yet to catch up, though with Dan and Beau still managing to hang in the rafters, they would get a clear sight of Aile and anyone else with or after her. Their vantage point still meant that they hadn't been seen, yet.



Isaac's decision to leave for the attic and then the rooftop would end up working out well for him. Though it hadn't been seen earlier, the top of a ladder could be seen on one of the corners, wrapped around the outer wall of the chateau. Should he look down, he'd see a set of doors along the same wall that descended into the cellar. He'd just need to get down first to get in there, but the chaos meant that there weren't any guards to worry about.

Not that any of this changed the fact of Cera noticing Isaac as he emerged, floating up. "Isaac? What happened? Do we need to book it?" She figured it was a wise question to ask. She hadn't been delving into the others' minds, partially to try and make herself forget about the fact that she detected Aile's presence.





"I'm sorry, madam, I thought you were with them," was all the guard could manage to say. He wasn't the bumbling sort at all, but he also didn't want his head on a platter and let her go without another word. "Still, you should maybe take your leave so we can deal with these undesirables. If you won't leave, then at least stay out of our way."

"That's playing...?" Amaranth commented, peeling off from the others so she could respond to Kaya's message. She barely managed to hear it over the crashes and bangs, sounding clearer now that a number of people had dispersed for one reason or another. "I'll do what I can too. Swift, let's go!" She and her Doduo would go down one of the chateau's wings, trying to get to where they heard the noise. Hopefully before anything else could happen.

As for Terashi, he and Keiko would manage to leave without much trouble. Either the teleportation scrambler wasn't running, or it hadn't been amplified enough to cover this area yet. Still, with Flare having been alerted, it was only a matter of time before that would change.

Trish took a moment to fix her hair, which had fallen out of place when she was grabbed, calming herself down a bit before responding again. "I'll forgive it this once with the.... bedlam going on. And I'll be certain to stay out of the way." She said as she recalled Fuse and walked over to where Kaya was sitting, waiting impatiently for him to stand. "Let's find somewhere calmer to wait, dear." She said loudly enough to be heard. Better to play up this bit than to let it slip she wasn't quite what she appeared to be.

Kaya nodded quietly, standing at last, if a bit shakily, and heading off with the Braixen hybrid to another part of the Chateau. They walked calmly, as if unaware of where they were going being the very direction Zac had run off in, while Kaya responded to Amaranth. "My dad had a Growlithe that would act like this when it was a puppy. It just had too much energy and no way to let it all out without running wild trying to play. Be kind and try to get it to focus on you long enough to start a one on one game and it might calm down a bit. Try 'fetch' or something, I don't know." He'd reply, trying to get something out there that might actually work. "I didn't even know this thing existed until just now. I'm literally pulling ideas out of thin air trying to figure something out."

"Or try to get it outside!" Trish interjected, cutting Kaya's plan off, now. "The stories say Zygarge protects the environment but around here, it's incredibly carefully kept. Let it see that it's not needed here right now and it just might stop to smell the flowers." She was just s clueless here as Kaya was but at least she made a point there. If the old stories were true, it just might calm down once it saw the local ecosystem was well maintained?

"AAAAAHHH! OKay im defiently drop kicking you to pain town!" Clara would shout pulling the dog into the air. Unbeknownst to her she had a crowd for her PWE (Pokeword Wrestling Entertainment), as well as their involvement. Still Clamped on her hand the midget hulk that is drunken Clara would swing the dog into the huge steel fridge. One issue though she left her back open. The new opponent enters as Clara is bashed with a dirty ice punch. "Who!?! That a shiver down my spine!" the wrestler would stop watching the dog for a second as she grabbed at the air, only a few inches from the weavile.

Not that Clara even noticed her friend attempting to calm down the beast, she grabbed at the dog throwing it at the weavile.

"The hell?" I looked back seeing the disguised Zoroark making its way towards the Zygarde. "What the hell are you talking about?"

"And what do you mean 'what's going on with Aile'?" Freth spoke up, making her way over by me. "Did she honestly leave you out of the loop? You of all Pokemon, anyhow. Last I checked, you were close to her like Weavile here is to Blizzard."

"Vile." Weavile spoke up, claws still at the ready, not quite sure himself what's going on and waiting for anyone to make any sudden moves.

My eyes narrowed, staring at her for a second. "She doesn't know."

"What?"

"Arkana, Aile went turncoat for reasons beyond us. She's with Flare, and they're after that Zygarde your coddling. And I'm guessing if you're out of the loop, that pretty much means she's trying to keep you in the dark, not wanting you to put you through that." I said.

"But why? Especially when she's as good as a sitting duck without them?" Freth then said.

"Don't know." I said, the notion leaving me as stumped as well. Especially if going against the likes of us, anyways. She'd need any bit of know-how and firepower she can get her hands on. A realization just occurred as something else finally registered. "Wait a second, final-...that explains it."

"What does?" Freth asked.

"You were right." I told her. "The Zygarde. It grew up. Sort of? I don't know how it ticks." I thought for a moment then turned around, closing the doors behind me, then moved one of the metal tables in front of the door.

"What are you doing?" Freth asked.

"Nothing changes. Flare still wants Zygarde, my guess. We need to get this thing out of here. We're going to find another way out."

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The frog, let alone Aile, wouldn't be alright for long. "Galvantula!" Tristen shouted, tossing out the Pokeball he had in his hand. In a flash, the gigantic spider came forth out onto the floor. "Galvantula! Electroweb!"

With a loud hiss, the spider spun a large net, tossing it off in their direction, the webbing electrified as it started to come down. He had his orders. They were to go down. Not out.

"That'd explain why part of it felt familiar. I knew something felt kinda like the thing we've been calling Zac," Cera replied, taking herself and the egg down as well to follow Isaac into the cellar. "I just hope none of them's been called in or something."

The cellar, at first glance, looked to simply be a place for storage. Excess tables and chairs were stacked or kept on the sides, and a few supplies that wasn't able to stay in some sort of supply closet was in here instead. A breaker and junction box could be found right near the entrance Isaac and Cera went through, arguably the least fancy thing in the entire place. Still, like anything of the sort, switches, fuses and wires were there by the dozens. Compared to everything else, it was like getting the jackpot.

"Wait... junction box? That's what this thing is called?" Cera remarked after seeing the box of wires.











Zac would luckily be spared from the Ice Punch thanks to Clara taking the hit instead, only to be flung at the fridge with enough force to send it toppling over. It landed and moved just in time to avoid the fridge landing on top of it, followed by being grabbed and hurled at Blizzard's Weavile. The toss, however, would be found to miss its mark and Zac would fly over Weavile harmlessly. The round trip would finally stop just short of the metal table in front of the door, blocking off one exit method right there.

The side door still remained, of course, but there were so many in here that only one Pokemon- legendary or not- could only do so much. It had worked the form test out of its system, though, calm enough to let Arkana near. She wasn't the only thing it'd notice, though. Something was wrong with the energy around the chateau. Really, really wrong. It wasn't entirely sure of what it was yet, only that it was one of the biggest threats it felt in a long time and that it felt much stronger right here than it did anywhere else so far. Unfortunately, this gave the Royal Guardsman standing idly by the perfect chance to make a move.

"She's right, you're okay. Come here, we'll keep you safe," he spoke up, kneeling down and holding his hands out. Zac didn't move, however. This guy didn't feel like the source of the threat, and was immediately disinterested with the notion.

At the other side of the door, though, the others might faintly hear Amaranth's voice. "Hey, who barricaded the door!?" She asked as her Doduo pecked at the door in a vain attempt to open it.

Kaya and Trish would finally reach the kitchen and, seeing that it was blocked since Amaranth couldn't get in either, they paused for a moment. "I need answers. Is that thing really Zygarde?" Kaya asked. He'd apparently missed a lot of information lately. "And why do I keep hearing people talking about Aile?" there had been snippets of conversation regarding her that had caught his ears but so far he'd understood none of it.

He was under the impression she had simply gotten here ahead of him, as many of the others had.

"Either way, if you're here, I'm going to try and find her. Maybe I can get an answer out of her." Trish said once Kaya had stopped speaking. She couldn't track scents like Tristen could, she wasn't that skilled yet, but her ears picked up a lot. She could follow the sound of the girl's voice and the clicking of those heels. They made a very distinct sound when she walked and she remembered it from earlier. It wouldn't be very fast but she'd get there after Tristen's Galvantula had attempted to capture her with it's Electroweb, pausing to see how that went down first. If Tristen caught her, then she could just help as extra muscle if that was needed. She just didn't understand why they were trying to catch the girl. Wasn't Aile on their side?

It wasn't until after the attempt was proven to fail that she interrupted, making her presence known. "At least tell us what's going on, will you?" She asked rather calmly. "I don't get what's going on here. Why is everyone mad at you?" She had a Pokeball ready to go if she had to but she didn't want to use it if she didn't have to.

Darts shows up behind Tristen, hurling another Pokeball of his own into the fray. "Honchkrow!" He orders, hurling the capture capsule to join in the mix. The Giratina hybrid was staggered a little bit from the attacks but he was still incensed, his ruby-red eyes glowing angrily across at the retreating Aile. "Aile!" He shouts to her. "I thought we had more respect for one another than cheap shots! Why don't you come with us now and I'll do you the courtesy of hitting you in the face!"