"So tell me about yourself Mary." I asked politely as we walked together back to the hotel room. "What do you like to do? Where were you born?"
Mary sighed and smiled. "Well I like to adventure. I was born in Lavender town but moved here pretty quickly after that. Thank goodness I did `cuz ghosts scare me." She laughed heartily. Her warm chuckle filled the red lobby with joy and happiness. Her mere presence brought a smile to my face.
"Hey!"
Maggie yelled in anger. From the tone of her voice I could tell that there was a small amount of jealousy in her heart.
"You're cool though." Mary said smiling. "And once again thank you for saving me."
"No problem." I said leaving money on the table for the waiter. "So you wanna head to my room for the night? If you don't have anywhere else to stay you're more than welcome to stay with me."
"You've already offered me that." She chuckled and gently bumped my elbow. "And we're already on the elevator!" She said as I pushed the button to my floor. "What's the room like?"
"Well…." I said reflecting back to the room. "Its light blue and pretty large so you can have some privacy. We have two beds and one is taken. But you can stay in your own, yeah" I said smiling. I secretly wanted her to say she wanted to sleep with me but I never expected a yes.
"Alright." She said waiting behind me as I opened the door with the room key. I opened the door with a solid clank.
"Here we are." I said smiling. She slowly walked into the room with a smile.
"Not bad." She said looking at one of the beds. "Which one do you sleep in?" I pointed to my bed.
"I sleep in that one, but the one over there is free." I said pointing to the pristine bed. Mary nodded and jumped face first onto the bed.
"Hey Connor….." She said nervously. Maggie flew silently judging her like a southern woman at a wedding."Can I tell you something about plasma?"
I slowly turned around. "Uh… sure what do you need to tell me?"
"Well this group is worse than you can imagine. These people are like… well you know Team Rocket right?" She nervously rubbed her elbow.
"Of course I do!"
"Well they're like that. They lie and cheat and steal. I've seen them burn down houses rape, kill and steal people and Pokémon alike. They need to be stopped. And seeing how you handled those grunts I think you're the right man for the job."
I sighed and rubbed my chin. "Well I've had involvement with groups like this before so I guess I can help stop these assholes."
Mary smiled and hugged me. "Thank you!" she squeezed me tighter and looked up at me. "There's a base in a warehouse not too far from here. We can start there!" She let go of me and brushed herself off. "I'll go with you, I know the place like the back of my hand."
"Alright I'm cool with that." I motioned for Tod. "We'll go tonight. I'll take this big bastard with me." Tod smiled and let out a noise that I assumed was a laugh. "I don't know how bad these people will be so don't be afraid to kill `em." Tod nodded.
"Wait kill them?" Mary asked. "Isn't that a bit harsh?"
"It's the only way to stop these people." I said packing some food into my bag in case I needed it. "What makes you think they won't kill us if we head into their base. In fact…" I said pulling a 1911 out of my suitcase. I inserted a clip and chambered a round. "I'm bringing this with me."
"A-a gun?" Mary asked nervously. "You're not going to use it are you?" She asked.
"Not unless I have to. Go get ready." I ordered gently. "Everyone else sit tight ok?"
Night had fallen and I was ready to go. "Tod you'll stay in here till we get there." I said returning him to his pokeball. "Ready Mary?" I asked sliding my pack on my back. She nodded and opened the door. "I'll be back soon ok?" I told the rest of my group. "Stay safe ok?"
"Don't worry."
Hinata said smiling "We'll stay safe. If you need me you know how to contact me!"
"Got it." I said walking out of the room. We quickly exited The hotel and darted through the streets towards the warehouse. I ran and leaned on the chain fence surrounding the building. "We need to get this open." I said releasing Tod. "On my mark cut the fence open." He nodded and readied himself. I felt something grabbing onto me. "What the…?" I said looking down. Raven looked up at me expectantly. "What are you doing here? Did you follow me?" I asked slightly angrily. I didn't want her to get wrapped up in this.
"I-I followed you for a while. I want to help you!" she smiled innocently. I thought for a while. Obviously I couldn't send her back alone and I wasn't about to walk back.
"Fine." I said nodding to Tod. "Stay close to me ok?" Tod sliced the fence open and pried it apart so we could all fit in the gap he made. I quickly darted in and spotted two guards in a clearing talking to each other. "Alright. Head behind that container." I ordered. Everyone quickly and quietly walked across the gap and hid next to the container.
"That door…" Mary wheezed out. "It's never locked. Head into it." The door was a small iron door about 50 feet from us. Thankfully it was dark and progress to it was quick and uninhibited. I reached for the handle and jiggled it. While it wasn't locked it was stuck or barricaded. "Raven…" I reached out to her telepathically. "Can you see what's behind the door?"
She nodded and her eyes were glowing a dark shade of purple. "Two armed guards. Their backs are turned and they're-" raven was interrupted by Tod punching the door hard enough to cave it in around his fist and send it flying into the two guards with enough force to knock them unconscious. "Or you can do that…" Raven rolled her eyes as the giant walked into the now empty room.
"Ok now what?" Mary asked looking around.
"Well…." I said thinking of a fool proof plan as fast as I could. "Find the leader, kill him and anyone who gets in our way. Look for Intel that can aid us or the authorities and get the hell out of here. Any questions?"
"Yeah, just one." Mary said opening an office door. " Do you know where the hell you're going?"
"No. Show me." I said unholstering my gun. We ducked and darted through the building. Traveling through several basement levels we finally arrived at the room Mary had assured me the boss was in. "Ok anyone else scared that we didn't fight anyone?" I whispered watching and waiting for the inevitable ambush.
"They're praying." Mary whispered quietly. "And the boss is their priest. Now's a good time to strike."
"Right." I nodded and looked at Tod and raven. "Alright here's the plan. Tod When I open the door use hydro cannon. Try and get as many people as you can." He nodded excitedly. "Raven," the Pokémon looked at me expectantly. "Make sure we don't get flanked."
"Flanked?"
"Ambushed. Watch our backs ok? Mary. What Pokémon do you have?" I asked and turned my attention to her waist.
"Liligant." She said quietly. Seeing the confused look on my face she chuckled and rolled her eyes playfully. " It's a grass type like Bellsprout."
"Ok. Let him out."
"Her."
"What?"
"Liligant is female only."
"Oh… well then when I open the door let her out and have her cover Tod ok?'
"Got it." She let her Liligant out and it cried quietly and hobbled to her trainers side. I opened the door slightly and as quietly as possible. "Alright Tod." I said moving out of his way. Almost instantly a blast of water with the force of a hurricane filled the room and devastated everyone inside. Those who weren't dead or crippled stood up slowly.
"Die bitch!" A woman yelled as she pulled a pistol out. But before she could shoot Raven had enveloped her arm with a mysterious purple glow with a wet crack. I winced as the girl screamed and fell to the ground. I stormed to the leader who appeared calm and collected.
"So you aim to defeat plasma?" He asked reading my mind. "Good luck with that. The police have tried and failed several times. What makes you think you can succeed?"
"Because, unlike the cops I don't follow any rules. Either I die or you die. There is no middle ground" I responded strongly.
"Like this?" A plasma grunt yelled as his patrat lunged at my throat. I grabbed the rodent and held it by the neck.
"Pathetic." I said throwing the Pokémon to the side. The grunt gasped angrily and lunged at me. He threw several poorly placed punches allowing me to get the upper hand. I held him under the pool of water from Tod's attack. He grabbed my arm fearfully and struggled under the water. The fear coming from the man was intoxicating. I wanted more. I loved to see him struggle. I slapped myself mentally. Get a hold of yourself damnit. I shook my head and tried to make my current situation under control. His strength diminished as his breath slowed to a stop. I turned away and headed back to the leader. But he was gone. I looked around for him but found no trace.
"Damn it." I whispered under my breath "Mary! He's gone!" I yelled to my friend. She groaned and turned to me. "Are you fucking serious?" She yelled. "fine lets go. These guys are as good as dead anyway. "
"Ok." I said watching Tod thrash the last grunt around in his jaws. He spat the mangled corpse out and roared triumphantly. "So lets see what we can find. We should try and find out where their next base is."
Mary shook her head. "No dice." she brushed her hair out of her face. "Anyone left would've taken anything they could've to hide themselves. We might as well go home."
"...Fine.." I grunted out disappointedly. I started walking back to the hotel and we managed to get to the fence with out incidence. As I walked into the room Raven and Tod collapsed onto the nearest bed and exhaled dramatically. I chuckled and climbed into my bed without changing. "Good work guys!" I spoke softly as I drifted to sleep.