Magenta Plaza - Lumiose City
Crimson gave a pat of reassurance to the massive Lugia as he answered, "I'm not entirely sure-"
"We've got 'em on the run!" a shout emerged from behind them. All four whizzed around to see a young Galvantula calling to them from the central plaza, "They're heading for the Power Plant."
"Thanks for the update!" he called back as the Galvantula continued chase. Crimson shrugged and let loose an easy smile as he turned back to the Lugia, "Well, there ya go. Ask and ye shall receive." He turned to Tag, his expression serious once more. "Tag, catch up with them and get a good look on what's going on there."
With a nod, Tag bolted down the street, fast as a blur. He was gone before anyone could count to three.
"Pert and Meryl, you guide the remaining members in that direction. Also see if you can get in touch with Sarik and find out how close he is to Lumiose. Guide him and the Sunrise Brigade towards the Power Plant." When the Plusle and Minun took off towards the Central Plaza, it was just Crimson and the Lugia remaining.
"Don't worry. Rest until you're ready to hop back in the action. We can handle these guys until then." Crimson reached into a pack by his side and held out a few Oran Berries for the Lugia to take. "This'll probably help, if you need it."
Power Plant - The Badlands
Tag was onto the scene in less than two minutes from when Crimson asked him to join up with the other Crimson Guild Members. About half of their original crowd were already there, viewing the Power Plant from the distance. Others were filtering in behind them, catching up from the directional advice Pert and Meryl were providing from within the city. A few had already spotted Tag and were spouting off information to him.
"They ran that way!"
"They're holed up in the Power Plant over there!"
"Every entrance is covered!"
Tag was also examining the building from afar. It was easy to do across the bare landscape that was the Badlands. Nothing but tiny sand dunes and the occasional large bush for cover. They were out of range from most of the bullets the Orks could throw their way, but they knew fire would rain down upon them if they got too close. And since Tag didn't know what weapons they were packing...best not to chance it.
He knew he could zoom through the canyon and likely make it to the Plant without a scratch. He was fast enough. But he wasn't strong enough to take out the entire legion by himself. They needed the numbers to hold any kind of threat against the Orks. This is just like taking down the Psychic Rebellion Stronghold back on Mohka... Tag realized.
And so he drew the parallel to that day.
"Right!" Tag stepped in front of the Crimson Guild, who was mostly there. All eyes turned their attention to the Vice Leader, more than familiar with who he was at this point. "We need a distraction to keep the Orks busy! Charging through the Badlands is a bad idea, so we're gonna take to the skies. Any and all Flying-Types need to hover around the Power Plant to find any entrances you can for us to exploit and keep their attention off of us. The agile ones are best for this job. Anyone who is confident they can do the same from the ground, I won't stop you from doing so. I wouldn't recommend it, though. I don't even think Crimson could dodge that many bullets." He made that warning clear for those brash enough to try and do the distraction bit from the ground level before continuing.
"Meanwhile, we needed a silent way to intrude. How many Ground-Types do we have among us?" A good number of members stepped forward. "How many of you know how to Dig?" Half of these Ground-Types stepped back. "You guys will be the first infiltration team. Make your way to the Power Plant by digging underground. You guys will try to find a way to sneak in or barge in, whatever needs to happen first. We'll be getting support from the Sunrise Division soon, guys!" Tag turned around and exhaled audibly before he began his charge through the Badlands, "LET'S GO!"
"CRIMSON GUILD, HO!" the cries of many Pokemon called from behind as they began to move. All the Flying-Types took to the skies and were upon the building within moments. They began to circle around, seeking an access point into the building and firing ranged projectiles into the windows and open doors where the Orks camped out. All the while, they taunted the Orks with their bodies and dared them to try and hit them with their guns. Those that could dug underground and began to make their steady approach to the Power Plant in secret. Those that were brave enough to play the dodging game from the surface were Tag, Team Volt (Lumi, Rubira, and Skyball) a speedy Frogadier, and a brash, but agile Aipom. None were faster than Tag though, as his blur of motion would prove to be the hardest to hit.
"Hey, where did Team Vitality go?" Tag called back to Team Volt as they began to get within range of the Power Plant's vision.
The three shrugged and began looking around. Of all the Crimson Guild Members around, one of their most Elite Teams weren't even present among them.