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[bendyandthepinkmachine]

[Waking up in an unfamiliar room causes a bit of mood whiplash for Spinel. She doesn't recognize anything here, even the note she finds doesn't make any sense to her. A much bitter, fearful part of her wonders if Steven and his friends just decided to dump her here just to get rid of her. She can't ruin a happy ending if she's not around, right?

She toys around with the two Pokeballs, and her two partners emerge - a Zorua and a Vulpix. They look up at her expectantly, but she's not sure what they want.

Her PokeGear is a little further away, and she tries to extend an arm to grab it but... she can't. She can't stretch out any of her limbs. That's when panic starts setting in. She knew it! They did something to her so she can't cause anymore trouble! And her skin is a different color too. What's happened to her? Why can't she use her powers?!]

Haaa ha ha... normally I love a good practical joke, but I don't think I get this one.

[The feed shows a human girl with pink hair and pigtails sitting on a bed, looking around a blank room with uncertainty.]

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[fingersandteeth]

[He smiles at her warmly.] Hi Spinel. [A quick glance to the rest of the dorm room shows that there aren't any other Rockets with her. If you could say one thing for the admins, they usually managed to make it so that you had a few hours alone when you woke up, no matter who was assigned to share quarters with you.]

So. What do you want to know about first?

[bendyandthepinkmachine]

Well...

[Man, where does she even start. She glances at the Zorua and Vulpix who've been sitting there patiently all this time.]

For starters, is there a reason why these two are here?

[fingersandteeth]

[Oh boy.]

So. The thing about this world is that people here... don't usually fight each other. Not directly, not like they might do in your world or mine. Instead, they have proxy battles with creatures called Pokemon.

Team Rocket... well, it's a criminal organization. It anticipates us having to inflict violence in order to get our way. So they set us up with Pokemon to help with that.

[bendyandthepinkmachine]

So these two... fight for me?

[She looks at the two small, fox-like Pokemon. Not large gem beasts or anything like that. Just two small foxes.]

... You're kidding, right? I think I'd do better just fighting myself.

[Ooooh, the Zorua and Vulpix give off tiny - yet kind of adorable - growls in response.]

[fingersandteeth]

I'm not.

People from this world don't expect violence that isn't Pokemon on Pokemon. And there's a god that keeps us from using weapons on each other.

But I think you'll find these two are more capable than they look.

[bendyandthepinkmachine]

Really? So what exactly can they do that makes 'em so capab- AGH!

[The Vulpix opens her mouth, shooting out a stream of flames into the air. Clearly trying to impress the both of them.]

[fingersandteeth]

That, [Steven says dryly.]

And I think the other, the zorua can create illusions.

[bendyandthepinkmachine]

Illusion? Really? That's kind of cool!

[The Zorua huffs proudly.]

So these little guys fighting... that's what we're supposed to do here?

[fingersandteeth]

Yes, sort of. We're supposed to capture more little animals like them and steal people's property and having the little guys fight for us is how we're supposed to do it. Speaking of which...

[He pulls a pokeball out of this pocket.]

I've brought you one more little guy to help you. He's what's called a 'stufful'--they're very strong.