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Ribbon sensed the shiny Luxray looking at him, and he fought the urge to return her gaze. If he made eye contact that would be seen as a challenge, and Ribbon would prefer to have as little conflict as possible, so he averted his gaze. As soon as she looked away, however, he looked back at her. He could tell she didn’t trust him, and honestly, he couldn’t blame her. He didn’t even trust himself. He stood up, sensing that they were getting ready to make the big escape. Ribbon just hoped that even though some Pokémon may not trust him, they’ll still allow him to help. He stretched, flicking out his fluffy tail and arching his back high. With a quick shake of his head, he perked his ears and awaited further instructions. He just prayed they didn’t run into Team Rocket while they were escaping. The chip that’s on his ear doesn’t just serve as an off button...

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Floria could tell that Linii was on edge, but at least she was rallying everyone. Unfortunately, the Espeon seemed to have passed out from exhaustion, but Floria couldn’t be sure. She was determined not to leave her behind though, and would carry her on her back if she had to, despite the Espeon being fairly larger than her. She kept her ears perked, catching on to Linii’s confidence and enthusiasm, and she could tell the others were picking it up as well. She smiled to herself and followed Linii’s directions, being careful not to make too much noise. They didn’t want to alert Team Rocket of their plans, or else this all would have been for nothing.

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Leah was surprised a Mega Eveelution?Maybe just maybe she could do that to.Welp she would try to do that later.

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Eris was, to put it simply, shocked. Something that shouldn't even exist had been standing right in front of her! Yet part of her said she should have expected it. So far she'd seen a Deerling that used a fire type move and she herself was now part Grass type. "Just what else has Team Rocket done to Pokemon?" she thought, sorrow poking at her heart before she shoved it back. She wouldn't let herself fall for such emotions again. They needed to get out, soon, or she might really lose it...

Zaru woke up. He saw that his cell had been slashed open and saw the group of Pokemon outside the cells. Was it time to escape already? He gazed at his yellow left arm in pity, the black veins almost completely covered the arm. He walked over to the Pokemon and saw a shiny female Luxray rallying the Pokemon. *So, what's the plan?* he asked in an almost bored voice. He looked around, he couldn't see another shiny Zeraora like him. Sadly, he listened to the Pokemon's plans. His milky-white eyes looked everywhere. He spotted some powerful-looking Pokemon and shuddered, he wouldn't mess with them. He was happy that they were escaping, but like Linii, he felt uneasiness creeping up on him.

Floria glanced over at the shiny Zeraora talking to Linii. He looked very powerful, but he also looked kind of lonely. She sighed. There were many Pokémon here that looked more powerful than others, but oftentimes the ones who are the strongest are the ones who have been hurt the most. She noticed the Flareon that she had freed earlier starting to get agitated. By what exactly, she wasn’t sure, but uneasiness started rising in her throat, and she suddenly understood why Linii had become so on-edge. There was something off about this Pokémon, and she suspected it had something to do with his oddly-colored eye.

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Ribbon’s train of thought was interrupted by a splitting headache. He grunted and flinched, putting his forepaw against his head. Squeezing his eyes shut, the headache continued, slowly becoming more and more painful. Something was wrong, and it sent a wave of panic through his body. He shook his head but that did little against it. He growled at himself, getting a few strange looks from other Pokémon nearby. He laid down and closed his eyes, trying his best to focus his energy. It couldn’t happen now! What had happened to trigger it?? He growled again, but the growl surprised him. He didn’t tell himself to do that. He could tell he was slowly losing his grasp on it. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, focusing on bringing himself out of it. He hadn’t completely fallen in yet, so maybe he could pull himself out. After a few short seconds he opened his eyes and the headache subsided. He let out a breath of relief and stood up, his ears twitching.

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Margo groaned, a sudden headache cleaving her head. She tried to ignore the pain, however, and shakily rose to her feet. The Eevee swayed slightly and stared at the ground for a moment. Then she heard a growl and looked up just in time to see a flareon with a strange colored eye get up from where it seemed he had fallen over, but Margo wasn’t sure.
She saw him shaking his head as if to clear it, and then he looked a bit embarrassed. Margo took a shaky step towards the flareon, and, seeing that she could walk properly, wobbled over to him. She sat down in front of him and cocked her head slightly to the side, swishing her tail.
She reached out and placed her paw over his and looked him straight in the eye, not caring about the heat or his strangely colored eye.
She spoke softly, in a strange, lulling kind of way. She was attempting to calm the flareon whose name she knew not by sending waves of clarity through his mind, drawing a little bit of power from her leafeon self.
“Concentrate on me. You’ll be just fine, it’ll be ok. Just think about something else, don’t let it take over. Take deep breaths, force it out of your mind, ok? It won’t do any good if you start to panic.”

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Linii saw Margo helping the suspicious Pokemon, and smiled. Margo always helped everyone. She spotted a peculiar-looking shiny Zeraora. She extended her paw. *My name's Linii, what's yours?*

Zaru looked at her quizzically and he shook hands with her, *Name's Zaru. I'm surprised we got out of these cages so quickly. It seemed as if we were going to be here forever.*

Linii listened to the Zeraora's sad words. He seemed lonely. *Yeah....*she began and suddenly remembered something. *Hey, what's your power?* she asked excitedly.

Zaru smiled. *Look...* he extended his right arm and summoned a ball of light. He put it on Linii and waited, *Wait for it...*

Linii suddenly felt her adrenaline levels increasing, her heart rate beating quickly. Her whole body tingled with power. *Power Amplifier?* she guessed. The Zeraora nodded. *Oh wow, my amplifiers can't do this and they were made by scientists!*

Eris watched the interactions worriedly. She was worried something may happen and they would show up. This was starting out as one of the more successful escapes she'd been a part of. She hoped it would last long enough to be free. She took a deep breath and calmed herself down. "It's alright. The Eevee said she has a plan. This time will be different." she told herself. Hopefully it would be different. Would they finally be free?

Ribbon was startled by the shiny Eevee's gesture of compassion and her warm, gentle voice. He was shocked, but he followed what she had said and closed his eyes, calming down. As he fought it back, the headache of screams in his head died down to only a faint whisper, enough to be blown away by the wind. He calmed his mind and opened his eyes. This kind Eevee had come over to help him, despite everyone else not seeming to trust him. And, despite everything, it gave him... hope.
A feeling that he had not felt in what seemed like years now lit up his heart, and he did his best to force it back down. However, he did let a little bit of it stay, for even with his doubts and cautions, he didn't really want this feeling to go away.
Looking down at this shiny Eevee, the Pokemon that had started this whole escape thing, staring directly into her eyes, he hoarsely whispered, "Thank you."
His voice sounded scratchy and dry, just as his mouth felt, but as he stared into this powerful Eevee's eyes, he suddenly no longer felt so alone.

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Floria had noticed the shiny Eevee helping the Flareon whom she had freed earlier, and she felt a twinge of guilt. But she couldn't help everyone, even if she was trying. As she hurried through the Pokemon, making sure no one was too badly hurt, her ears picked up on a multitude of conversations, some skeptical, others sorrowful, most hopeful and excited. She was glad everyone seemed to be getting along, and as she kept her eyes on the suspicious Flareon, she started to realize that maybe he wasn't so bad after all.
She finished up with the last Pokemon and went over to a space that was a little ways away to where Linii and a shiny, much powerful-looking Zeraora stood, talking, and waited for the Flareon and the Eevee to be finished so she could check on them both separately. She sighed and closed her eyes, but kept her ears perked for anything new or important. The longer they stayed down here, the higher the chance they have of being caught again by Team Rocket. She flicked her ears as anxiety slowly crept up into her throat, but she forced it back down and continued patiently waiting. They had come so close! There was no way she was chickening out now.

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Linii's and Zaru's eyes both perked up, they were coming. *Listen up!* called out Linii, scared. *Team Rocket are coming!* She looked at all the pokemon. *We need to be prepared to fight.* She nodded at Zaru and he nodded back. He sent a huge wave of energy which enveloped everyone, and amplified their powers. Suddenly, more black veins appeared on his arm. He payed no attention. They heard the marching of boots which meant Team Rocket was here...

Margo nodded at the Flareon, then whirled around. She didn't know what to evolve into! Panick stabbed a jagged bolt through her heart, but she wrapped her paws around it and pushed it down. She was tense and starting to get angry, but she knew it was very dangerous to go into battle panicked or mad. She glanced back at the flareon, and despite the type weakness, she shimmered to evolve into a leafeon. She shimmered again, but when the light faded she was still a leafeon. I'm out of energy, she thought with surprise. Regardless she could still be of use. She turned around and grabbed the paw of the Flareon, clenching her jaw at the pain. Ignoring the smoke emitting from her paw, she pull the Flareon up beside her.
"Guys! I want you all to focuses your mind on a star! If you rage into battle, you become recless!"
She wanted till she knew they all were trying, then used her last leafeon energy to send a wave of calmness and clarity over all the pokemon.

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Skorch awoke. He saw a group of Pokémon nearby, but beyond that, his cell was open. Freedom? After all these years being trapped, I can finally see the outside world... He stepped out cautiously, however. He knew not when he could be seen escaping. Looking around he saw many things, but he saw a Spinda, still trapped; still unconscious. He punched through, grabbed the Spinda, and put the cold-aura bearing being on his back. “Can’t leave a friend behind.” He then looked and saw a Leafeon. He looked around. “So... when do we run?”

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"A star? What does she think we are, meteorites?" Eris thought incredulously, but she did as she was told as she was flooded with calmness. Hearing the Team Rocket grunts coming closer, she decided to have a little fun and help just a bit, despite what the Eevee said. Thankful for the amp in power from the... Zera-aura?..., she pushed energy into her rosebuds, causing them to sprout thorny vines. Aiming at the area the grunts were coming from, she created a large tangling web of vines on the wall/door and floor, hoping it would slow them down just enough for them to escape.

Team Rocket burst through the door, armed to the teeth. Zaru sent another energy wave at the enemy, wiping out a group of them. Linii roared and charged into battle, her fur buzzing with energy. She swiped and scratched at anything in her way, taking enemy after enemy but they just kept on coming. Zaru pounced on a Team Rocket member and bit him, jumping from man to man, but it wasn't enough. A beam of water hit Linii and she fell back, shouting. A stick-tar like substance coated Zaru's face and he stumbled back, blinded.

Ribbon’s mind had been encased with panic ever since the shiny Luxray shouted those dreaded words, and he could barely think straight. He was terrified to fight in case he lost control, and if he was seen by the Team Rocket grunts he was sure they would trigger the Virus. He gave a slight yelp of surprise as the shiny Eevee evolved into a Leafeon and pulled him forwards, but he didn’t resist. Following her advice, he focused on a star, and he felt his mind begin to ease, but it wasn’t enough for him. His eye started flickering, and he felt the screaming headache coming back. His breaths became quick and shallow, shaky and very noticeably upset. He shook his head, trying to clear his mind. He wouldn’t let it! He gritted his teeth and felt them flare up, catching on fire, and with a growl he shoved it back down. He saw that one of the Pokémon had covered the entrance in thick vines, blocking Team Rocket from coming in, but it wasn’t going to hold for long. Fortunately, the coverage allowed his panic to subside slightly, enough for him to think straight, and he called out to everyone. “This barricade isn’t going to hold! We need to leave now!” He shouted, looking around at everyone. The vines holding the door shuddered, and his inner panic started rising again, but he didn’t show it. “Hurry up! Follow the nearest person out, there’s an exit ‘round the back of this area, we can escape through there!”
Finishing his cry, he turned and, helping the now-Leafeon so she didn’t get left behind as her energy was noticeably low, he led them all towards the way out.

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Floria was scared they would be overwhelmed- there were just so many of them! With a snort, she blew fire at the grunts, pushing them back. She noticed others struggling, and Linii got a splash of water in her face. Rushing over to help, she fought off the Team Rocket grunts that were threatening to overwhelm her friend. She then made sure that Linii and the new Zeraora was ok, when she heard a voice speak up. She looked back and saw the Flareon speaking out to them, and she agreed with him. These vines wouldn’t hold for long. She could tell in his eyes that something was wrong, though. She whispered to Linii, ”We don’t have another way out so we should follow him, just be on guard. I have the feeling something’s gonna go wrong.”
And with that, she turned and dashed off, following the Flareon and all the other Pokémon as they rushed for the opposite end of the cages, spotting an exit door.

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Eris was thankful when her vine web slowed the grunts down, even just a little. She quickly made her way to follow the Flareon and now-Leafeon, glancing at the others around her. The Deerling was with the Luxray and Zera-something, wiping off water and the goo from each respectively. An oddly colored Flygon was carrying a blue Spinda on its back. The Flareon and random-evolution Eevee were up ahead of the group, leading the way. She followed, despite wanting to further "prank" the grunts who had hurt them. Escape first, revenge later.

Leah watched in the shadows and cast a shadow ball at the team rocket grunts knocking them over.Leah smiled after years of pain she finally got her revenge.

super rushed

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Linii agreed with Floria. *Yeah, something's gonna go wrong, I can feel it.* Se looked over at Zaru *You ok?* He nodded wiping the rest of the goo off his face. Grey veins now spread to his face. They followed the suspicious Flareon, but no one could doubt that a cloud of uneasiness was looming over them. Linii glanced at the fallen TR members, all slashed by the Zeraora, electrocuted by her and all with different levels of injury by all the Pokémon. She frowned as she spotted the grey veins on Zaru. *Hey...Zaru, these veins....are you ok?* He shrugged, *I dunno,* the tone of his voice seemed to say that the conversation was over. Zaru looked over at the Flareon and lowered his eyebrows. Linii noticed this, he too felt uneasy about some of the Pokemon.

Ribbon quickly dashed to the other side of the cages’ area, trusting that every ‘mon was still following, holding up and leading the Leafeon as he went. With a few final, quick steps, he made it to the exit door. He pushed down on the handle, but it was locked. With an annoyed snort, he shot a blast of fire and melted the handle off the door, causing it to swing ajar, revealing a semi-lit hallway that ended in stairs going up. He glanced back at the group and called out for them to follow him, and if they ever got separated to just follow the stairs up. They lead directly to the outside.
He could tell others didn’t trust him, and they had good reason not to, but he was done taking so many close calls. With a huff, he led the group forwards once more, through the dark passageway and up the stairs. They had barely started ascending the stairs when Ribbon’s ears twitched and he heard the vines burst. “Hurry!” He shouted, and raced forwards, not waiting to see if they were following, still carrying the Leafeon on his shoulder.

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Floria darted her way across the area, following the Flareon skeptically. When they made it through the exit door, Floria shivered, her fear of the dark starting to creep up on her, but she knew that any light would give them away. If, y’know, the open exit door didn’t do it enough. She sighed and pushed forwards, and upon hearing the vines snap, panic filled her chest and she raced forwards, following the Flareon’s advice to hurry. She glanced back to make sure Linii and the Zeraora were alright, and they seemed to be, but it was at that moment Team Rocket burst into the hallway and started chasing them. She yelped in fear and dashed up the stairs. Most of the Pokémon were climbing the stairs by now, and if they weren’t they were almost there. The ones at the back had started to fend off the Team Rocket grunts with their moves, but it wouldn’t be enough. She raced faster up the stairs, only checking behind her ever so often to make sure her friends were still ok. Panting hard, she climbed more, beginning to grow tired.

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Zaru saw that Floria was scared of the dark. He smiled and conjured up a tiny glowing orb and handed it to her. *Here,* he said. He turned away and resumed his quiet conversation with Linii.