(A/N: Okay, why is this up quicker than expected? I WAS BORED! No really, I seriously had nothing to do, go figure. Anyway, I'll see how far I get before I just stop due to more boredom. Not that I don't have interest for my stories, of course.)
Chapter 4: Lockdown!
After getting off the train, Chris and Pikette stood before the SIP Academy. "Well, it's definitely bigger than I thought it would be," Chris said.
"Got that right," Pikette said.
"Hey rookie!" Chris looked to his side and saw another guy coming up to him. He was about his age and had dirty-blonde hair. "So, you're joining the Academy, huh?"
"So what if I am?" Chris said.
"That's cool. I'm actually new as well," the guy said, laughing. "The name's Scott, but you can just call me Jenkins."
"Chris Johnson," Chris said, shaking his hand. "And this is my friend, Pikette."
"A pleasure," Pikette said.
"WHOA!" Jenkins said, almost shouting. "That Pikachu can talk? That's awesome!" He then frowned. "But I'm not sure if they allow Pokemon into the Academy. Eh, might as well chance it I guess. Well, we better get going then."
The facility was large, there was no doubt about that. How far it went out, that wasn't certain, but it could take some time to get through the entire complex. A soldier was standing outside of the main doors, standing next to some sort of ID device. It was obvious that security was tight here.
He then noticed another soldier coming his way, but what surprised him was that the soldier seemed to be holding something. Once he got closer, he saw that it was a Pokemon. A Pikachu to be precise. "Where the hell did you find that?" the soldier said.
"Somewhere in the bushes," the other soldier said. "She must be wild or have gotten loose."
"I see," the guard said. "Well, take her in and scan her, see if she's clean or not." The soldier then scanned the ID he had and was granted access inside. However, the guard then said, "Wait a minute, there are no wild Pokemon on this island and there was no-" But he was quickly shot before he could finish the sentence.
The soldier then took off his helmet. "God I hate wearing those," Chris said, sweating slightly from the uncomfortable helmet.
"What did he mean if I was clean or not," Pikette asked.
"Probably making sure you weren't contagious with something," Chris guessed.
(A/N: Alright, first song of the story! This ought to be a fun one. The name of the song I have here is called "Tanker Alert" from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. I think by now you should know the drill.)
All of a sudden, the dead soldier's radio rang out. "Six-three-seven, do you copy?" a voice said. Probably Command, and the number was probably given to the soldier. "Six-three-seven, do you copy!? Squads three and four, I want you to investigate now!"
*"Shit!" Chris said. He then took the safety off the rifle he had. "Pikette, you better find some cover because the welcoming party is here to greet us!" He and Pikette then took cover behind some sandbags. They could hear the sounds of footsteps and then the sound of someone punching in a number code. Once he heard the door opening, Chris quickly looked up and started firing at the soldiers, catching them by surprise. They soon returned fire as about three of them went down. Chris then quickly got behind cover again to reload. After so, he took a deep breath and got up again and fired. He felt a bullet hit him in the shoulder but quickly ignored it. Wouldn't be the first time he got shot.
After clearing the doorway of more troops, Chris waited more to come, but none came. He then went over to one of the dead soldier's radio. He then spoke into it. "Command, do you copy?"
"This is Command," a voice said.
"Area is secure," Chris said.
"Understood, all units return to your post," the voice said.
"Now why couldn't you do that the first time?" Pikette asked.
"Simple, they wouldn't know who I was if I was with a squad as opposed to one person," Chris said. "Alright, we're in. Let's start looking around and see if we can find anything suspicious. And Pikette, stay by my side so that you won't get picked off easily."
(A/N: Okay, second song! XD This song is called "Midnight Shadow" from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.)
*Chris and Pikette then went through the door, checking to see if it was clear and it was. Strapping his rifle onto his shoulder, he then took out his pistol and they started exploring. They appeared to be in the main part of the first floor due to the large desk in front of them, but no one was there. He then saw a sign that pointed them towards the first floor labs. "That sounds like a good start," Chris said.
They were both surprised that the area was clear. And even more surprisingly, no cameras. "For such a huge facility, they sure aren't protecting it real well," Pikette said.
"Guess I took out the guards back there, huh?" Chris said, smirking a bit.
They then continued following the arrows towards the labs. However, once they got to one door, there was then the sound of an alarm and then a voice said, "Warning! Containment failure in Labs 1-6! Warning! Containment failure in Labs 7-12, and 8-16! Lockdown procedure in effect now!"
All of a sudden, the power shut down and the two were trapped inside the room. "Well, that's just great," Chris said. "Of course this would happen while we're here."
"Containment failure?" Pikette said, looking scared now. "Chris, you know I don't like it when they say that."
"Calm down, it's probably nothing big," Chris said. He decided it was time to call Command. "Captain, do you read me?"
"What's wrong, Johnson?" Peterson said.
"Afraid we hit a bit of a snag," Chris said. "The whole facility is now on lockdown and apparently something got loose in the facility."
"Johnson, you need to find a way out of there and keep looking around," Peterson said. "If you find anything, let Command know immediately."
"Yes sir," Chris said, cutting off the channel. He then went to the controls at the door, but nothing would work. "Pikette, you think you can jump-start the power on this door?"
"I'll see what I can do," Pikette said as she took off one of the panels, displaying a tangled mess of wires. "Well, this should be fun," After about a minute, she then said, "Okay, found out."
"Alright, just make sure not to-" The keyboard on the door then sparked and started smoking. "Overload it."
"Oops," Pikette said, smiling sheepishly.
Luckily, the door opened anyway and they made their way through. "Hmm, the labs must be close," Chris said.
All of a sudden, he then heard the muffled sound of gunfire and yelling. "What the hell is that?" Pikette asked.
"I don't know," Chris said as he went up to a wall and drew his pistol. He looked around the corner through the door but nothing appeared. "Alright. Pikette, stay sharp."
"Got it," Pikette responded.
They went through the door and kept a sharp eye out for anything. They then noticed the commotion stopped, which could have been either good or bad. Chris then looked through the one window of the door on his left. This must've been one of the labs.
Suddenly, something blocked the view, causing Chris to jump back in surprise. It appeared to be a soldier and his eyes were wide open. His face then slid down the window and he was gone. "What is it, Chris?" Pikette suddenly said.
"I don't know, but something's wrong," Chris said. "We better check it out." Opening the door slowly, he went inside but quickly stopped in his tracks, stunned. "Oh dear God," he said.
The entire room was covered in blood. Chris then saw the dead troops on the ground. "This is... this is..." Pikette said, too shocked to finish.
"A complete slaughter," Chris said, shaken by this. "Let's just see what we can find quickly and get the hell out of here."
Chris then noticed the computers were completely destroyed, possibly due to gunfire, so that eliminated getting research there. Pikette, however, started hearing something. It sounded like whimpering. "Chris, you hear that?"
"Yeah, it sounds like it's coming from over there," Chris said, pointing his gun towards that direction. Looking close, he saw that it was a Houndour sitting in the corner.
"Aw, it looks frightened," Pikette said, going over to it slowly.
"Pikette, I wouldn't do that if I were you," Chris said.
Pikette, however, continued walking up to it. "Hey there, little fella. It's okay, no one's gonna hurt you."
Chris then noticed something that made his blood go cold. He saw that the Pokemon was covered in blood and it was foaming at the mouth. "Pikette, get away from that thing now," he said tensely.
Pikette then noticed it as well and froze in fear, unable to move. The Houndour then started growling, showing it's fangs. It then sprang at Pikette but went backwards as a gunshot rang out. Pikette stared at the dead Pokemon in shock as Chris went up to her. "You alright?" he said, kneeling beside her.
"Yeah," Pikette said. Chris saw that she was shaking. "Chris, what happened to him?"
"I don't know," Chris said. "Looks like he had rabies. But even so, something is definitely wrong here." He then gave another call to Peterson. "Captain, are you seeing this?"
"Dear God, what the hell happened here?" Peterson said, also very disturbed by this.
"One Pokemon did all this," Chris said. "Took out an entire squad. I had no choice but to neutralize it. Sir, if there are other Pokemon here, something may have happened to them."
"Then no doubt Zena is up to something. Alright, listen to me carefully, Johnson. You too Pikette," Peterson said. "If you can find anything, so be it, but your main objective is to find a way out. Most of the facility has been shut down so you won't be able to go back. Do you understand me?"
"Yes sir," both Chris and Pikette said.
"Good, and be careful out there," Peterson said before signing off.
"Hey Chris, look at this," Pikette said. She was standing next to the dead Houndour. She was looking at it's belly. "Do you see that?"
On it's belly, there appeared to be some sort of mark. "Some sort of scar?" Chris suggested.
"No, it's kind of like a birthmark," Pikette said. "A kind of mark you're born with."
"Hmm," Chris then said. He then got in contact with Paul. "Hey Paul, you see this mark?"
"Yes," Paul said. "That's a little bizarre. Normally Pokemon wouldn't have marks like that, or even that big. This is getting weirder by the minute."
"As for it attacking these troops, what do you think of it?" Chris asked.
"Well, it may have had rabies, but it's also possible it may have been suffering from trauma, or worse," Paul said. "Either way, the people here must've done something real bad to it. If I can find out anymore info, I'll let you know right away."
"Alright. We better get moving then," Chris said to Pikette. He then looked at the area schematics of the facility that Command gave him. "Hmm, there appears to be an exit on the other side of the facility, but unfortunately getting there will be tricky."
"I don't care," Pikette said. " Let's just get out of here ASAP. This place just gives me the creeps."
(A/N: See, now you know why I put horror as one genre. Although personally they should have "thriller" as a genre option. Anyway, yeah hope I didn't creep you out there. Hope it was still enjoyable. You may not quite see it next chapter but the one after that, well.... let's just say something interesting will happen to Chris that may surprise you. But until then, you'll have to wait. BWAHAHAHAHA!)
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