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-The Red Falcon wags his finger disapprovingly as the Auric Avenger slowly gets to his feet in the background.-

The Red Falcon: Now now, our arrangement was that I would provide an answer to three questions only, was it not? If there was further information that you required, then perhaps you should have conserved those questions more carefully rather than squandering them as you did.

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Shieldmaiden: Oh fine, whatever. I was just curious. I'm gonna beat you up either way.

-she shifts to Sneasel form-

-bwaCRASH-

-a Sneasel appears on the Red Falcon's shoulder, and stabs her claws into his shoulder-

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-The Red Falcon's carefully sculpted veneer of arrogance quickly disappears as Shieldmaiden's claws prompt him to cry out in pain.-

The Red Falcon: EERK! H-how... how dare you!

-He staggers out of his chair and makes an attempt to regain his composure as his Archeops replies to the stabbing with a Stone Edge.-

The Red Falcon: Dispensing with the pleasantries already? I would've thought you'd at least want to determine the whereabouts of your cherie's Lucario first... after all, maiming the individual who currently happens to be responsible for his survival seems like a rather poorly thought-out move.

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-Shieldmaiden leaps back down behind the Red Falcon as the Archeops fires off a Stone Edge. She shifts back to human form and grabs him, laying her claws to his throat-

Shieldmaiden: Start talking, then.

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-A bead of sweat starts running down the Red Falcon's forehead as Shieldmaiden's claws go to his throat. His Archeops stops its attacks suddenly and goes back to wary observation.-

The Red Falcon: Now now, the threat of lethal violence is very unwise at this point. You still need me alive and in a reasonably intact state in order to quench your insatiable curiosity, don't you?

The Auric Avenger: We don't need you for anything. I can still follow his trail.

The Red Falcon: Well, y-yes, of course you can... but my question is, will you be able to do so in time?

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-Shieldmaiden presses her claws harder against his throat-

Shieldmaiden: Unless you start talking fast, we might decide it'll be faster to just kill you and go after him. You wanna try me, birdbrain? Try me.

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The Red Falcon: ...He's being kept in one of the warehouses near the Poke Mart. I can assure you that I haven't hurt so much as a hair on that shaggy coat of his. Thief's honour.

The Auric Avenger: You know, it's amazing how much more cooperative you are when there's not a phone line between us and you. Stay here and watch him, Shieldmaiden, I'm gonna go and get Kirk.

-He dashes out through the door, slamming it behind him. As he does, the Red Falcon chuckles slightly.-

The Red Falcon: ...The gullibility of those less intelligent than myself never ceases to amuse me.

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-Shieldmaiden doesn't let up at all with her claws-

Shieldmaiden: You realize, if you're lying about where he is, he can tell. He can track his mon's Aura. And then I'll kill you just because you're an enormous asshole. Oh, also, if you hurt Kirk, or anyone else? I'll kill you then, too.

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-The Red Falcon chuckles slightly.-

The Red Falcon: Silly girl...

-He disappears with a blip, though his voice is still audible telepathically.-

The Red Falcon: ~...Did you really think I'd let myself end up in actual danger?~

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-Shieldmaiden's eyes widen-

Shieldmaiden: You little creep!

-she activates the radio in her helmet-

Shieldmaiden: Avenger, that warehouse is probably a trap, or at least he's misleading you. Oh, and birdbrain disappeared.

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-The only response to Shieldmaiden's radio message is a burst of static.-

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Oh, hell.

Shieldmaiden: I'm coming, fruitcake. Hang in there.

-she runs for the door to head over towards the warehouse-

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-The warehouse seems entirely unassuming from the outside, save for the fact that the front entrance seems to have been forced open. Very little can be glimpsed through the darkened door except that the lights clearly aren't working.-

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Shieldmaiden: ... Of course.

-she turns on the head lamp the Avenger gave her the other day and heads inside, looking around warily-

Shieldmaiden: Avenger?

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-Shieldmaiden's question is answered by a quiet "click" as her boot brushes against a tripwire laid out in front of the entrance. A noose immediately hooks itself around her ankle and pulls her up to the ceiling, where the Auric Avenger is dangling upside-down next to her.-

The Auric Avenger: Hey there. How's it hanging?

-Beat.-

The Auric Avenger: ...Okay, that was terrible and I apologise.

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Shieldmaiden: ... I hate you sometimes.

-she glances down at the floor-

Shieldmaiden: So if I cut your rope there, you think you can handle the fall?

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The Auric Avenger: You kidding me? Only reason I haven't cut my own rope yet is because I'm waiting for our villain of the week to come out and start monologuing.

-As if on cue, the Red Falcon comes out onto a nearby balcony with a Xatu by his side.-

The Red Falcon: Well, well, well. It would appear that I now have a brand new pair of oddities to add to my collection of curiosities.

The Auric Avenger: Aaaaand whaddya know. He's all too eager to live up to expectations.

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Shieldmaiden: You had to wait upside-down? When all the blood goes to your head, don't blame me.

-she looks at the Red Falcon and folds her arms. She starts talking loudly over him-

Shieldmaiden: I don't see why we should give this jerk the courtesy of letting him monologue. He's super weird and a jerk and I hate him.

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The Auric Avenger: It's tradition, though! You can't just talk over somebody's monologue. It's not the done thing. You can interrupt them, sure, but you have to give them a chance to at least get started before you-

The Red Falcon: Excusez-moi! I am trying to educate you on the intricacies of my-

The Auric Avenger: Shut it, you. My partner and I are trying to have a civil discussion here and we could do without you butting in.

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Shieldmaiden: He already started, remember? He said some crap about collecting and oddities, which totally counts! So we can say whatever we want now. I don't care about whatever he has to say.

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The Auric Avenger: ...Usually I'd argue the point further, but I kind of want to skip to beating this guy up as well. So let's hop to it.

-He slashes through the rope around his ankle with one of his wrist spikes and drops to the ground, reaching for Fulgrim's Pokeball... only to end up slammed against the wall by a Psychic from the Xatu.-

The Red Falcon: ...Perhaps next time you ought not to loudly discuss your ambush thirty seconds before actually executing it?

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Shieldmaiden: Are you kidding me, fruitcake? You're supposed to be way better at this!

-she throws some shields at the Xatu and Falcon to blind them, then slashes her own rope, immediately throwing herself to the side upon hitting the ground to avoid potential attacks-

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The Auric Avenger: Hey, you were the one who started yelling over his monologue! I was going to wait until he was distracted by the sound of his own voice and drop down all stealthy-like!

-The shields blind the Red Falcon and his Xatu long enough for the Auric Avenger to recover his footing and send out Fulgrim, who blasts a Dark Pulse at the pair on the balcony and sends them running for cover.-

The Auric Avenger: ...And for the record, this does not count as a rescue!

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Shieldmaiden: Are you kidding? You were going to fall from the ceiling onto the ground stealthily?

-she tosses a shield sideways at the Falcon's knees in an attempt to throw him off balance-

Shieldmaiden: No, it's not a rescue, it's cleanup. Now do we go after the birdbrain, or try to find Kirk?

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The Auric Avenger: I'm a superhero! Stealthily falling long distances is what I do! It's a whole thing!

Fulgrim: <Do you have an ingenious plan that involves luring our quarry into a false sense of security with childish bickering, by chance?>

The Auric Avenger: Of course I - oh, I see. Shieldmaiden, you go after the Falcon and I'll make sure Kirk's safe!

-Beat.-

The Auric Avenger: Without getting myself caught in a trap this time!

-He dashes off as the Red Falcon stumbles, protected by his Xatu firing a Thunder Wave at Shieldmaiden.-