Link: Blargh, fuck! *Slams face into desk*
Tsu: *Pokes Link* Er, dude? Whatya doin?
Link: Face-desking. The fuck does it look like?
Tsu: *Sigh* Why?
Link: Because I made people wait so long for such a disappointing chapter!
Tsu: Stahp yer pessimism!
Link: Stop your go fuck yourself!
Tsu: *Deadpans* That didn't even make sense...
Link: Start the chapter, damn it!
"Wow!" Is all that Himari was able to say, upon seeing Bluefire, and, truth be told, I couldn't really disagree.
The entire area around us was green grass, with large blue pools methodically placed along the way. As we watched, water Pokemon leapt from the pools, doing flips and spins, landing cleanly enough not to send water flying.
"Nice to know that you like it." Shin chucked, smiling.
"Oh, how could I not love it?" The girl squealed back, smiling widely.
As the girl ran over to one of the pools, Leviathan at her heels, I merely turned away, flipping my hood onto my head, ignoring the high eighty degree weather.
Seeing Sonata's poorly hidden excitement, I sighed, telling him, "I'm not your mother, Son. Go on."
Without another word, he took off with Himari, all of his Pokemon following him.
"You two want to play?" I asked the Vulpix and Eevee on my shoulders.
They shook their heads, letting out their signature calls.
"If you say so." I told them, scratching their heads.
"How about we go swing by the gym?" Shin suggested to me. "See if he's free?"
I nodded, making sure to keep my Pokemon from falling from my sudden motion. At my nod, Shin started pass the pools, heading for the stairs at the other end. We ascended the steps, going up the large single set, before taking the left split one, up to the terrace area. Upon reaching the terrace, I realized that the entire city stayed true to the entrance. Everything was layered, the buildings standing on stilts, with water pooling under them from the multiple waterfalls running through the city. I was led through the city, weaving through groups of people, before coming to a rather interesting building, as it was clearly modeled after a stereotypical dojo. Upon approaching the doors, I noticed a sign on the door, reading: 'I'm not in right now. Sorry!'
I was about to turn away, accepting that we'd have to wait, when Shin grabbed my arm, stopping me with, "Wait. He may just not feel like battling randoms. While it is his job, he still isn't all that fond of battling people, especially if they lose and react poorly."
Before I could protest, Shin reached out and rapped on the door.
After a few seconds of silence, I heard a deep voice call out, "Go away! Mr. Sei isn't in!"
Shin let out a sigh, before answering, "C'mon, Roland, it's me!"
There was more silence, before the door opened wide, revealing a tower of human, the man's dark skin hidden under his suit.
"My apologies, Shin." He told my companion. "I hadn't realized that it was you." His shade hidden gaze then shifted to me, as he inquired, "And who, might I ask, is your darkly dresses friend?"
I deadpanned at the term he used, as Shin introduced, "This is Brandon. He and his friends were hoping to challenge grandpa, and I told them that I'd try and get them in."
Roland appeared to falter for a few seconds, before replying, "Well... I'll be sure to tell Sei that. But it will have to happen when he is free. Currently, Master Sei is in a meeting with very important people."
As he said the last sentence, I heard a certain emphasis used, and it appeared to have an effect on Shin.
"Of course." The kimono wearing man agreed. "If you'll find us when he's done, I'll greatly appreciate it."
Roland nodded to Shin, and the gesture was returned by my companion. With that, the suited man stepped back inside, closing the door behind him.
"What was that?" I asked Shin, as he started down the street.
"That was Roland." He answered, my steps falling on beat with his. "And he's a human, obviously."
I glared at the man, annoyed at his answer, before retorting, "You know what I meant, Shin. What was he talking about?"
His step faltered slightly, as if he became worried.
He quickly darted his eyes around the empty street, before asking me, "Brandon, can I trust you to keep a secret?" I went to nod, but he stopped me, adding, "And I mean keep it to you, and you alone. You can't even tell your friends, got it?"
I nodded, intrigued by his sudden serious attitude, adding, "Of course."
He sent more sharp glances around, before pulling me off to the side, into a shadowed corner.
He leaned in close to me, before telling me, "You can't tell this to anyone, but there has recently been the most disturbing crime in recent history, and the Pokemon League and International Police have been working to both spice it, and hide it." He hesitated for a moment, before continuing, "A few weeks back, one of the Gym Leaders was kidnapped."
I recoiled slightly, my eyes wide, before asking, "Seriously? Which one?"
"I don't know." Hr informed me. "Grandpa didn't say. Hell, he honestly shouldn't have told me what I do know. If any official finds out that he did, he could get his status revoked."
I nodded, assuring him, "Relax. No one will know."
He nodded back, just as I heard footsteps approach from behind. I spun around, to see that Roland was approaching us.
"Master Sei is out of his meeting, and he will accept the challenge now." He paused for a few seconds, before adding, "And I know that you know. I see it on Shin's face. Tell anyone, and I will beat you, kid."
"I know." I informed him, rolling my eyes. "I'll go grab the others."
Link: Meh, I chaptered.
Tsu: ... Is that even a valid verb?
Link: *Shrugs* Fuck if I know. Anyway, quickly gonna say sorry for the wait, but I have to write this story on my phone due to a PC that doesn't like to load Google Docs, and I'm not a big fan of writing on my phone.
Tsu: Pfft, that's no excuse.
Link: *Gib-smacks the fuck out of Tsu* Suck a fuck, kid! Bye!