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Team Ranchers are widely known as competent with the occasional mess up, but otherwise they are one of the best around. They have been a team since they were a meowth and gligar, so they know each other well. They also know that the other sometimes can be a little silly in the sense of activating a trap or something on accident.
So when Jimmy needs to get something from the local dungeon, his partner asks if he has to come with. “No. I’m a big and strong perrserker, I can do it on my own. It’s only a few mushrooms, I’ll be fine.”
This gets him a look of doubt. “No you won’t. And I’ll have to come and save you.” He says, like he has done this many times before. “So can I come with you or are you going to be as headstrong as ever?”
“You worry too much, I’ll be back before you know it. Love you.” Blowing a kiss as he walks out the door. And he has all right to be worried, because that dungeon has been taken over by a bunch of houndour a couple of days ago, so word hasn’t spread that far yet.
When Jimmy enters the dungeon, he notices that something is off, and it doesn’t take long for him to see what it is. In the meantime, Tango gets a visit from xB. “Hey, did you hear that the nearby dungeon has been taken over by some houndour?” This makes Tango go as white as a gliscor can.
He just places his face on his pincers, letting out a sigh of annoyance. “I said that I’d go with him, but no, he’s just too stubborn for his own good.” Waddling outside, he sighs again. “You know where to find me if things get ruff.” Then he’s off to save his partner.
“Look what we have here. Surely not a lost adventurer? Well buddy, what are you doing in our home?” Getting a bunch of dirty looks from behind the leader. “Did one of my pack members get your tongue?” He asks in a very synister way.
Standing there surrounded by houndour and their leader, he is just shaking. “N, n, no. I just wanted to get some mushrooms for my team's dinner.”
“Oh, you should have said so. Spork, Flea ball, get this perrserker some mushrooms!” As two of the minions run off to get what their boss asked, then he starts talking again. “Did you need anything else from our humble abode?” Getting a shaky no. “Okay then, I surely don’t want you to get hurt when you leave.” Baring his fangs a little, only making Jimmy wish even more he had listened to his husband.
With a very nervous laugh he spits out “Yeah, I also don’t want to get hurt.” Rubbing his neck nervously. Maybe if he stalls long enough, Tango might come and save him. “Since when did you guys move in here?”
“We came here on Monday and it’s now Wednesday, so three days now. Why do you want to know?” Throwing a suspicious look Jimmy’s way.
“Out of curiosity” He says with a cheap smile on his face.
“You know what they say about curiosity? It killed the torracat. Or in this case the PERRSERKER! GET HIM!” All the houndour rush to get a piece of Jimmy but he just uses dig to escape, or at least he tries to.
"Tango! Tango! Please come and help me!” While he is shouting his lungs out he runs into something or someone.
“Are you leaving already? You didn’t even pick up your mushrooms.” A very evil smile on his face and then it dawns on him. “Wait, did you say Tango?”
Noticing a small glimpse of fear on his face he asks “Do you know him?”
“He, He’s the spawn of Giratina!” Composing himself a little before he continues “So as revenge for getting me arrested we will end his teammate.” Back to his very menacing demeanor.
When Tango enters the dungeon he is worried that they got him already. Nonetheless he goes forward, determined to save his partner, his ice type repeller, the one he loves most. Getting deeper in he sees a lot of houndour standing guard at a room.
As he gets closer he can hear two voices, Jimmy’s and one other voice he hasn’t heard in a long time. “Jimmy, I'm here! Hang on a little longer.”
Rushing past the guards he enters the room where his partner is held captive by his long time enemy Wildfang.
“So, you got the courage to show your face again after all this time.”
“Leave him be. Or I’ll kick your ass like I did last time.”
“Tango, Tango, Tango. Can’t you see that he’s only bringing you down. He’s a useless piece of shit. I’ll take him off your pincers for free.” Only getting a very dirty look back.
As his monologue is going on he suddenly feels a sharp pain in his stomach. “How useless is he now?” This is very much a rhetorical question though. “Hop on, then I’ll show him how it's done.” Jimmy does as he’s asked and clings to his lover like his life’s depending on it, and it very much does.
“Hold on tight.” Tango says as he flips around, slamming his tail on the ground with all his power. This makes the ground under them shake wildly as a small crack opens in the floor.
“NO, No, It can’t end this way! I was supposed to be your end!” He shouts as falls to his very wet demise, getting buried in the underground lake.
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After a while they exit the dungeon to the sight of a very worried xB, Skizz, Impulse and Zeb. Impulse being the first to ask something. “Are you both okay? We let the officer know what was happening.” As he finishes his sentence, a very disheveled Wildfang walks out.
“You really thought you could finish me off?” Getting shocked looks from all of them. But then from behind them another voice makes itself known.
“You’re coming with me, and there is no escaping this time. Take him to Marowak Island.” As he gives his orders to his co-workers he looks at team Ranchers “So you are the ones to bring him to justice once more?”
“Yes sir.” Tango answers.
“Good, I’ll leave something at Scar’s office for you both to pick up.”
“Thank you sir.” Then officer Magnezone goes to catch up with his co-workers.
When they finally get back home Tango asks “Can we just go and cuddle for a bit? I really need it at the moment.” Just drooping over his partner as they walk to their room to relax for a bit.
As they come into their room, Tango just falls face first on their soft bed and Jimmy follows not much later, letting himself be wrapped up in his lover’s wings.