Up to his old tricks

[shadow_exec]

Don't ask how Nascour got ahold of Wes's phone number. That's unimportant. What is important is that he's called the boy out today in one of the lesser-visited areas of the island, away from prying eyes, claiming that he has something very important to tell him that can't properly be communicated over the phone. So here he stands in the middle of the woods, arms crossed and waiting for his former enemy to show up.

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[riku-medusa.livejournal.com]

Still thrashing, the Steelix vanished into the ball with a flash. It shook with the effort of trying to keep the metal snake contained before finally falling still; a successful snag.

Nascour clapped his hands from across the battlefield, a grin on his face. "So, how does it feel? Exhilarating, wasn't it?"

[gottasnagemall.livejournal.com]

And since Wes's party was full, the ball disappeared in a flash of white light after Steelix was snagged. He shrugged nonchalantly in response to Nascour's question. "It gave me a little workout, that's for sure." Yep, he's keeping it cool.

[riku-medusa.livejournal.com]

Nascour crossed the field again, but left enough space between the two of them this time so as not to make Wes uncomfortable. "Don't deny how the machine makes you feel. That kind of power is addictive, and not even you can resist its temptation for long... Nor should you even want to."

[gottasnagemall.livejournal.com]

"Even if I do get urges at times, I'm perfectly capable of controlling them." Having the self control to stop himself from snagging everyone and their mother's Pokémon and instead snagging only Shadow Pokémon was quite a feat. Wes had no intention of reverting back to his old ways, either. "What exactly are you trying to accomplish here?" Since it's pretty obvious that Nascour is up to something...

[riku-medusa.livejournal.com]

Saying that Nascour was up to something was like saying that he was breathing. He was always up to something.

"Accomplish? Who's to say I'm trying to accomplish anything?" He shrugged, and walked past the young man. "Rather, I'm simply trying to remind you that old habits die hard."

[gottasnagemall.livejournal.com]

"Doesn't mean that they can't die." Wes can say with confidence that his old habit has died. For now, anyway. Assuming that Nascour has nothing else to say, he climbs onto Vulcan's back and rides off.

[riku-medusa.livejournal.com]

Once Wes was out of earshot, Nascour turned to look off in the direction he'd disappeared into. "But something tells me they'll be much more difficult for you to kill than you think." He murmured to himself, and began the trek back to the lab.