Snippet #2755447

"I...I'm okay. I'm okay now. Seeing all that destruction...it reminded me of when I dealt with something like this back on Terra. They didn't stop at defeating my Pokemon...I actually ran here to Ruula to get away and get stronger for when they did catch up to me. I have no idea if these guys are connected or not, but if they are, we are royally screwed."

Titania's knees were still a little wobbly as she got up at Winter's insistence, and sniffled one more time. "All right. Would it be okay if I asked you to lead the way? I may be brave enough to go with you, but I don't think I could take point after what you just saw. Might have another panic attack. In any case, we have to assume that these guys are well organized, well equipped, and have a number of tactics and strategies pre-planned in case of attack. They were probably planning the assault for months to come down in a single decisive strike like this. Any less and the Reginalds would have put up enough resistance for them to resort to siege tactics, which would have taken long enough for Janine to get involved and set up a flanking maneuver."

Titania started hastily scribbling out shapes and arrows in a notebook she kept in her breast pocket. A square for the Reginald mansion, X's and O's for the attackers and defenders, her mind whirling like a crankshaft. "Obviously, they had overwhelming force on their side, but this attack was also well planned. This means that they must have a number of well-fortified hideouts scattered across the region, and possibly even the world, in case someone tries to take the fight to them. This also means that they must have a regular exchange of supplies between the bases. We find the supply lines, we find the bases, we find the commanders in the bases, we work our way up the food chain. It won't be easy, but this is what worked for me before."

Having had the opportunity to grapple with her inner demons, Titania beamed, the first time in a long time she had ever managed to crack a smile. Maybe now people would believe her when she said she was strong enough to at least contend for a title, to be able to come up with plans like this so quickly. So what if she never was really able to come through in the clutch? Raw strength was always a viable strategy, plus now that she had Winter on her side, it was like a weight was lifted from her shoulders and she could actually function.