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Jorie closed her eyes tightly and shook her memories aside. She missed Beckett and her friends from Agate Village dearly, but she was happy for the opportunity to explore the famed Headquarters. The ends of her blonde hair swept the ground briefly as she bent down to retrieve Maren from beneath her feet. The small Mareep nuzzled its nose under Jorie's chin comfortingly, sensing her memory lapse, and whined softly. Jorie smiled weakly at the Professor's mention of those faithful trainers who returned for their purified Pokemon. She felt that she could be that devoted if circumstances required it. Her eyes flickered from the whirring machine and Maren, and she hugged her partner tighter to her chest.

Michael mentioned the Pokemon garden, and Jorie and Maren's skin prickled with excitement. The girl was practically on her tiptoes ready to sprint when Michael's PDA went off. She watched the expressions rapidly change on the man's face and tilted her head questioningly to one side. Something about his demeanor tightened and it made Jorie's eyebrows pull together in the center of her young face. Michael turned and addressed the tour group with his natural authority. Jorie couldn't help but admire him in that moment, despite the seriousness in his tone. Before Jorie could ask what kind of danger could possibly be unfolding, she was interrupted by heavy footsteps coming down the hall.

She stared incredulously at the stranger, Perdy as he called himself, and Maren vibrated angrily against her chest. Her friend was always a good judge of character, and this goon was obviously a rotten apple. Jorie listened to the two adults exchange conversation, intrigued by Perdy's allusiveness. He's hiding something? Who sent him? What could they possibly want with the lab Pokemon? Jorie's mind raced with these questions, but her body suddenly tingled with a small shock from Maren.

"Yowch!"

Maren's threatening shock had startled Jorie, and she couldn't stifle a small yelp of protest. Her cheeks flushed slightly, hoping she hadn't been heard by the others, and she glared down at Maren annoyed. The Pokemon wiggled restlessly in her arms and began bleating loudly, ready to defend his trainer boldly. Michael instructed the children to the end of the hallway, urging them to assist the Pokemon in the garden. Jorie hesitated, not wanting to leave the Professor alone, but realized he was more than capable of handling himself. She nodded curtly and began to jog down the long hallway towards the open Pokemon Garden.

Jorie burst into the garden breathlessly, and Maren leapt from her arms. She held her hands on her waist and tried to marvel at lush plants and overall beauty of this place. Unfortunately, all her eyes could see was chaos and fear. The multitudes of Pokemon were scattering amongst all directions, doing their best to avoid the reach of Cipher Peons. Jorie noticed some lab assistants tied together at the bottom of a tree and immediately ran over to free them.

"Here, let me get these things off you. What's going on? We need to get the Pokemon to safety! Professor Michael..."

Jorie's sentence was broken off by the triumphant bleating of Maren. She did a spin on her heels and looked around for her Pokemon desperately. REEP MAREEP! Jorie spotted the tiny ball of fluff dashing in the direction of one of the Cipher brutes. Jorie couldn't see a Pokemon with him and sighed prematurely with relief. Just as she did so she noticed a threatening streak of blue and red descending from the treetops.

"Maren! Dodge right!"

The small sheep looked back at his trainer confused and was knocked backward by the furious Taillow. Jorie sprinted to Maren's side, but stayed well out of the Pokemon's fighting range. She and Maren had bonded closely over the years, but both had little experience in a true battle. Beckett had practice sparring with the two many times, and Jorie took a deep breath to regain her composure and sense. Maren stood shakily to his feet, and his wool bristled with electric sparks. Jorie wished he knew an electric attack to zap out this flying Pokemon, but realized she could win this with their combined skill and strategy. She looked up to the frightened Mankey in the tree above and waved him away with caring eyes. Jorie straightened her posture and spoke confidently to the Cipher trainer before her.

"I don't know who you are or what you want with these Pokemon, but let me assure you the threat stops here."

She narrowed her eyes and nodded at Maren who voiced his agreement. He was ready to battle. The Taillow ruffled its feathers and puffed out its chest as it growled fiercly at Maren, attempting to lower the Pokemon's defense. Maren held his ground and stared unafraid at the puffed up bird Pokemon. Jorie thought back to her practice with Beckett and made a decision.

"Maren, circle him, NOW!"

The Mareep obeyed without question and began racing quickly around the Taillow. Jorie hoped his swift circling figure would entrance the creature enough to keep it grounded. She watched the Taillow's head bobbing to keep up with Maren's speed, his small size came to his advantage in that area, and waited for the opportune moment. Jorie smiled mischievously at the Cipher goon, winking a challenge his direction, and issued a new order to her Pokemon.

"Now's your chance, headbutt!"

She held her breath as she waited to see if the blow struck Taillow or not. Sparks were flying from the yellow circle that was Maren, and Jorie wondered if the odds would be in their favor for paralysis.

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