Victoria couldn't believe her eyes. Nothing she saw happen to that little girl was anything close to humane. And as her eyes took on a purple glow, she felt every. Last. Bit of it. Though the pain was just a reflection of what that weird Pokémon girl had felt and was not actually doing harm to her body, she could experience the horrible agony of the Electric-types electrocuting her... to death. She bit down on her lip to keep her screams muffled. If they lost their cover, it would blow the whole operation. She had to endure this... In an effort to keep a sense on herself, her hands shakingly reached to the opposite arm and grabbed on as tight as she could. She hadn't even noticed the rips she was causing, exposing once-pale skin that was now dyed red with scratches. The strain of enduring this pain had even caused her to not notice that she had bit through her lip enough to bleed. She had fallen against the spider, trying to keep her body as still as possible with the spasms coming in waves. Every shock seemed to play at her nerves... and then she felt nothing.
She felt that girl die.
When she came to, she could feel the dampness of tears on her face and her Pokémon keeping her sitting upright. The fact that Angelique was still around didn't even register until she was already talking. She saw Angelique's lips moving but heard nothing as she just stared at her with wide, tear-stained eyes. Her expression was clearly shocked, mortified at not just witnessing that death, but experiencing the pain first-hand. It had been far too long since she had felt another's death. She had gotten complacent, forgotten completely the sort of misery that death inflicted. She wasn't on guard or ready for this situation. Because of this, the entire world around her was silent and seemed to move in slow motion. But that was what it meant to experience death without it occuring... Even for as gifted and brilliant a psychic as her, it had its negative sides.
Suddenly the world around her came rushing back as white blighted her vision for a flash, taking the glow away from her eyes as everything that had just happened came back to her memory. It was almost a solid minute after Angel said anything that Victoria was able to muster up a response. Wiping her face and smudging black makeup down it, which did nothing to help her deathly visage, she struggled to a standing position, Irene doing what she could to help her trainer. "I-- Er, sorry. Give me a second." With a sigh, she rested her face in her hands with a shake. She had to remove the feelings and sight she had seen from her direct attention. Angel was right. They had to save the others. "What... the hell was that?" Usually she was more eloquent in her choice of words, but this was beyond anything she could have imagined. "That girl... was also a Pokémon. She wasn't in a costume or something. She was a Pokémon. But she was also a human. And a child... just a... child..." A light prod from the Ariados's horn, accidentally making a small tear in her leggings, brought her back to. She had just gotten through telling herself that she needed to put it out of her mind for the time being.
She took a deep, long breath to clear her mind. She may have wasted more time than they had at this point... so if they failed, it was on her. At least that was how she would see it. "Everyone is willing to pitch in. Adam will be ready to help out your Pokémon in leading them away from the camp... Chances are he'd do it without my instruction anyway, that trickster. Alexander, my Golurk, will be willing to aid others in escape, as well. Ah, if only I had taught him Fly. This would be easier... Danyulla will help as well. Ginta?" The Kecleon, who had been hiding behind Irene the duration of her attack, came out and stood at attention in front of her. It gave a lazy salute as it awaited orders. "I need you to use your moves to help keep everyone protected. If a fight breaks out, Substitute to block as many attacks as you can. Make sure you Recover often as well to keep yourself going. I won't be able to give you orders, so try and stay close if you can." Turning to face the arachnid Pokémon beside her, she gently gave its horn a rub and nodded. "Your orders are the same. Stick close to us, but be prepared to incapacitate any who attack." The stoic spider dropped its head in acknowledgment.
"Very well. Now, come out, everyone." With all but one of her Pokéballs, she released each of her Pokémon. Before her now stood a Honchkrow named Maggie, Danyulla the Hydreigon from before, and Alexander the Golurk, whose coloring was clearly not typical of its species. This nine-foot tall colossus took a knee both in respect of Victoria and to hide its enormous size from view within the trees. "You all know what you must do." She gave her orders by mind. It was easier and quicker for her, in all honesty. She had to make up for the time she lost. "Follow miss Angelique's instructions if she gives them, okay?" Each of them acknowledged her in their own way and followed her with their eyes as she came up to Angel. "I'm... sorry. We will have time for explanations and introductions after we complete our job here and rescue those people. And the Pokémon as well." She was clearly still stricken from her episode a moment ago, but it was also obvious that she was trying not to let it bog her down for now. "...No more of what just happened with her. Ever again. We stop them here and now." She wiped at her eyes once more, not the prettiest of pictures with her face in the wreck it was in. "What is your plan? Are we going gung-ho, or do you have something up your sleeve? I can give Adam the orders at any moment." She was ready, however shaken she was. If even one more life was claimed while she was here, she could never forgive herself...
She felt that girl die.
When she came to, she could feel the dampness of tears on her face and her Pokémon keeping her sitting upright. The fact that Angelique was still around didn't even register until she was already talking. She saw Angelique's lips moving but heard nothing as she just stared at her with wide, tear-stained eyes. Her expression was clearly shocked, mortified at not just witnessing that death, but experiencing the pain first-hand. It had been far too long since she had felt another's death. She had gotten complacent, forgotten completely the sort of misery that death inflicted. She wasn't on guard or ready for this situation. Because of this, the entire world around her was silent and seemed to move in slow motion. But that was what it meant to experience death without it occuring... Even for as gifted and brilliant a psychic as her, it had its negative sides.
Suddenly the world around her came rushing back as white blighted her vision for a flash, taking the glow away from her eyes as everything that had just happened came back to her memory. It was almost a solid minute after Angel said anything that Victoria was able to muster up a response. Wiping her face and smudging black makeup down it, which did nothing to help her deathly visage, she struggled to a standing position, Irene doing what she could to help her trainer. "I-- Er, sorry. Give me a second." With a sigh, she rested her face in her hands with a shake. She had to remove the feelings and sight she had seen from her direct attention. Angel was right. They had to save the others. "What... the hell was that?" Usually she was more eloquent in her choice of words, but this was beyond anything she could have imagined. "That girl... was also a Pokémon. She wasn't in a costume or something. She was a Pokémon. But she was also a human. And a child... just a... child..." A light prod from the Ariados's horn, accidentally making a small tear in her leggings, brought her back to. She had just gotten through telling herself that she needed to put it out of her mind for the time being.
She took a deep, long breath to clear her mind. She may have wasted more time than they had at this point... so if they failed, it was on her. At least that was how she would see it. "Everyone is willing to pitch in. Adam will be ready to help out your Pokémon in leading them away from the camp... Chances are he'd do it without my instruction anyway, that trickster. Alexander, my Golurk, will be willing to aid others in escape, as well. Ah, if only I had taught him Fly. This would be easier... Danyulla will help as well. Ginta?" The Kecleon, who had been hiding behind Irene the duration of her attack, came out and stood at attention in front of her. It gave a lazy salute as it awaited orders. "I need you to use your moves to help keep everyone protected. If a fight breaks out, Substitute to block as many attacks as you can. Make sure you Recover often as well to keep yourself going. I won't be able to give you orders, so try and stay close if you can." Turning to face the arachnid Pokémon beside her, she gently gave its horn a rub and nodded. "Your orders are the same. Stick close to us, but be prepared to incapacitate any who attack." The stoic spider dropped its head in acknowledgment.
"Very well. Now, come out, everyone." With all but one of her Pokéballs, she released each of her Pokémon. Before her now stood a Honchkrow named Maggie, Danyulla the Hydreigon from before, and Alexander the Golurk, whose coloring was clearly not typical of its species. This nine-foot tall colossus took a knee both in respect of Victoria and to hide its enormous size from view within the trees. "You all know what you must do." She gave her orders by mind. It was easier and quicker for her, in all honesty. She had to make up for the time she lost. "Follow miss Angelique's instructions if she gives them, okay?" Each of them acknowledged her in their own way and followed her with their eyes as she came up to Angel. "I'm... sorry. We will have time for explanations and introductions after we complete our job here and rescue those people. And the Pokémon as well." She was clearly still stricken from her episode a moment ago, but it was also obvious that she was trying not to let it bog her down for now. "...No more of what just happened with her. Ever again. We stop them here and now." She wiped at her eyes once more, not the prettiest of pictures with her face in the wreck it was in. "What is your plan? Are we going gung-ho, or do you have something up your sleeve? I can give Adam the orders at any moment." She was ready, however shaken she was. If even one more life was claimed while she was here, she could never forgive herself...