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“You have been cordially invited…” Crystal eyes skimmed over the forged sheet of paper as his lips mouthed the rest of the embossed words with a rushed seriousness. It was almost time for this important mission to start, and his partner wasn’t there yet. Typical. Nodding with a furrowed brow, a slip of black hair fell into his face as he tucked the slip of paper away into his breast pocket. Bones frowned and then brushed it back with a flick of he wrist, knowing he needed to look the part. Adjusting the suit coat, he tugged at his tie a bit wishing it was a warm turtle neck instead. Letting out a deep breath, he sighed and looked to his side. Cooper was there all brushed up and handsome looking for once, the Arcanine usually protested but tonight he knew his master was serious. Tail wagging happily, his tongue panted out showing off the faint backwards ‘R’ scar there.
Tapping his pokemon’s chin, Bones’ let a wistful smirk show. “Chin up boy. You can’t show that here.” Whimpering, Cooper gave his hand a little lick to say he understood. Then suddenly with ears perking up, he leaned over a bit to look past the tall thin undercover Rocket to the person approaching.

Turning on his heel(his shoes shiner than normal), Bones sighed once more for good measure and slipped his hands onto his hips. “You’re late.” He was told his partner was a girl, so at first he was a bit excited to go on this mission. He’d accompany a beautiful lady, who was at rotten as him. However, upon being nosy and looking up her profile, Bones knew this was going to be more than a handful. Feeling a migraine already starting, he fingered the sinus point between his eyes on the bridge of his nose. “You’d at least better be ready, the party’s starting.” He stated, glancing up at her after jerked a thumb over his shoulder. The manor’s lights were bright, and shining up against the sides of the amazing building. “We gotta get going.” Cooper barked lightly at this, almost for emphasis.

"Wow! Would you look at this place, Snookie!" Kayla whispered in awe as she walked up the path to the house. Kayla had never been to a fancy party such as this before. The only reason she was even existing on the very grounds of this gold mine was because of a gentleman at the Pokemon Center told her that they were hosting a party at a mansion several miles from the city. He told her that it wasn't his kind of thing but thought that with Snookie, being what he is, she would fit right in even if she wasn't loaded with cash.

Kind of bewildered but curious, Kayal took the invitation as a sign of luck. She would get to see rare pokemon then, if the gentleman words were of any indication at all. Snookie, on the other hand, was just gleeful at the thought of snatching yummy treats from unsuspecting people out of their hand or plates.

Kayla figured that it was best that they hid Snookie's true form while they were at the party. Being a Mew does attract alot of attention and since this wasn't their party, they better keep it low.

As they showed their invitation to the guards in front of the house, who basically scowled at them before letting them pass. Snookie was taking on the form of a Swablu, flying ahead but within yards of Kayla.

At the entrance of the mansion, Kayla's jaw dropped to the ground as she looked around her. If she could live in a place like this....there is no limit on what she could do or imagine.

"We are not home anymore, Snookie...sure as hell not." Kayla whispered again, not waiting to sound rude or improper in this kind of place.

Kayla nodded her head, politely at the greeter and declined that she had no coat of any sort before heading her way to the ballroom. She was wearing a maroon dress that stops below her knee. Without the outer layer covering, which had feathery frills around the neckline and wrist, it would have been a spaghetti strapped dress. Her multi-layered necklace sparkled and complimented her outfit.

Normally, Kayla would have her hair up but being as this was a rare occasion, she decided to put it down for tonight.

As she entered the ballroom, it was already crowded with people. There was no one that she recognized but she figured that. She was just here for the experience of seeing rare pokemon and the food.

Food. Kayla thought with horror as she tried to locate Swablu!Snookie, frantically. It was mere moments before Kayla spotted him and he was already perched on one of the chandellers nibbling on a chocolate-covered strawberry.

"Oh boy." Kayla sighed before heading over where Snookie was. She already had a feeling that she would be following Snookie all night to make sure he doesn't cause any trouble and if he does, she would be the one to apologies again and again.

Chase had heard about the snazzy party, and he had decided that all that money just wasting away in these people's pockets was a cryin shame. He knew from all sorts of testimonials at seminars he had been at that lots of money only brought sadness and bad things.. so he intended to make sure these nice people lived a happy life. That, and he knew the local Rockets would pay handsomely for that shiny Eevee.. not to mention several other Pokemon that were in there. With this in mind, he had stolen an invitation and a new tux, then slept the last night before the party with visions of money dancing in his head.

On the day of the party, Chase had gone in disguise. He had donned an orange tux with a bright red shirt underneath, sleek black pants and shoes, an orange top hat with a red ribbon around the brim, bright orange dress gloves, and a dashing orange cape, though this one was more suave and fancy than the normal cape he wore, it still had the dual purpose of being a black cloak. His red hair had been slicked back and gelled, and had enough hair product in it to groom a Persian. He had several rings on, though they served an extra purpose. Each one had a capsule underneath the opaque plastic gem that would explode in a cloud of smoke of various colors. His item ball was in the inside pocket of his light jacket, ready to receive the massive amount of valuables and cash that he planned on getting at this party, but alongside it were several Rocket Balls, Pokeballs made by Team Rocket and designed especially for stealing Pokemon. There were a good number of others in his item ball, but he needed these out just in case. All of his Rocket Balls had been modified by an acquaintance of his to make them more like item balls than actual Pokeballs, allowing them to "capture" Pokemon while they were in their original Pokeball. These had also been aesthetically modified, and were orange with a large white "C" on the top. His dagger and hunting knife were in their usual places, but had been incorporated into his tux in case of weapon searches.

Chase walked casually up to the gate and presented his invitation with a flourish and a grin, greeting the officers as he went inside. There, he proceeded to survey the area approvingly. This would be an "enriching" night.

"Got it," Zinnia whispered back secretively. She showed the person at the gate her forged invitation and gave the butler inside her light coat. Once they were in the clear, Zinnia calmly left Bones's side to progress with the mission. Zinnia walked into the main hall and watched carefully. Rich people stood left and right, their overly ornamented pokemon at their sides. Everyone looked so... stiff. Zinnia doubted that any of the pokemon could even walk right, let alone put up a fight.

Zinnia caught sight of herself in a mirror and turned to examine herself. Her long, dark blue hair had been let down from their pig tails and flowed over her back in neat curls. Her blue dress reached almost all the way to the floor, covering her pretty blue shoes. The dress had a high collar with a red broach. Much to her distaste, there were frills in many places, the most annoying ones being at the end of the long sleeves. Under the dress Zinnia wore her usual black shorts that she wore with her Team Rocket uniform; there was no way she wouldn't wear pants or shorts. It wasn't like anyone could see them. She blinked her soft brown eyes, glanced at Zyk on her shoulder, and made a face in the mirror.

Zinnia didn't have long to mess around, however. A small group of elderly ladies had come over to Zinnia. "My what a pretty little girl!" said one in an extremely strict voice. A persian stood glowering haughtily at her heels. "And such a uniquely colored zubat!" commented another, petting their igglybuff. Almost all at once, hands reached out to pet Zyk and feel Zinnia's dress. "Please, he doesn't like to be touched!" said Zinnia, backing away.

Zyk flashed his fangs at the sudden surge of hands. Giving a shrill squeak, Zyk opened his wings and appeared quite menacing for a pokemon his size. The group moved off rather quickly, muttering about bad manners.

Zinnia plugged her ears, wincing. Zyk's shriek had been magnified through the gadgets near their ears. "C'mon, Zyk," she said soothingly, petting his dark fur back down. "We don't want to stand out..." Zinnia and Zyk moved away carefully, mingling with the crowd and noticing the police, rangers, and random trainers that were there. Hopefully it wouldn't be too complicated, despite the danger.

((Note that the dress in the picture is not exactly like Zinnia's; it's just a vague idea of it.))

Piney's thoughts were interrupted when a Swablu flew to the chandelier she was looking at. She smiled as she watched him eat a chocolate-covered strawberry, reminded a bit of her own Swablu. Actually, she evolved into an Altaria now, but she was as cute as the one she was looking at now before then. And just recently she had kids with her sister's Pidgeotto and... oy... looking up while thinking too hard was a bit painful. She rubbed her head a bit and glanced over at Daybreak to see if she was still there. Yup she was. The officer was relieved that she didn't wander away, or get kidnap from some fawning partygoers. She could use all the company she got here.

A scream from someplace snapped Piney out of her thoughts again. She turned to the source, and found nothing but a Zubat that didn't like to be disturbed and his trainer. A black Zubat. Well, there was the reason why the unhappy looking person was invited, even though she'd think that Zubats weren't 'dignified' enough to be accepted.

Not wanting to be mingling with the higher crowd any longer, she made her way to the food table, where several others had gathered too. It looked like she wasn't the only one that didn't seem to fit here.

Piney stopped for a moment to admire a black and orange Teddiursa that was eating all the berries on a plate. Sure, it probably wasn't the proper etiquette for this place, but he was so cute they probably wouldn't mind that much.

"Awww." She murmured under her breath, in case anyone was listening. A policewoman was suppose to look tough, and not melt at the sight of any cute Pokemon. She was still admiring him when her eye caught a Ranger she recognized.

Mike, wasn't it? He somehow made her help in catching a Pikachu thief. And that was the highlight of her day. She wondered if she should go over and make herself known, even if they were only acquaintances at best.

Daybreak was with Piney at the buffet table, not really interested in the Teddiursa but at the food. She didn't have the luxury of eating this kind of meal everyday, so all of it laid out in front of her (really, above her) was a bit overwhelming. She would've pigged out like the black cub beside her, but she had the dignity to restrain herself and grab only a few bites of the Chesto berry pie.

It was still really good!