I woke to the smell of cooking food and I yawned as I slowly got up and stretched. Aya and the others were still sleeping in a group as I carefully stepped out from the middle of it and I walked onto the kitchen and found Saturn there.
"Morning," She said softly as she watched the food," I hope you don't mind me raiding your bag for food."
"I don't mind at all," I replied as I leaned against the counter and I looked at her," I was thinking last night before I fell asleep and what I was thinking is how you got away with only having your Pokémon stripped. I would think they would have killed you."
"They were…" she whispered as she looked down at her hands," I got lucky… while I was sitting in my cell, waiting for them to return and put a bullet it my brain, a stranger walked by and unlocked my cell… I couldn't make out their face, due to the black hood and the low light. I wasn't going to stick around and get killed though I thought about what I did after having my eyes forced open by you and now I want to make right all I did wrong. I know I can't make up for everything I did wrong but I can make up for most of it."
I remained silent as I looked at her studying her to see if she was lying to me but everything she said was the truth. She looked at me and she looked down a little knowing I had been studying her for any hint of a lie.
"Aren… I have had enough with lies I can't stand lying anymore… I wasn't honest to my mother… the only person in this world that cared about me… until she died…. Then my father… he…" she trailed off as she looked at the food and flipped it.
"You don't have to explain yourself to me. If you don't want to tell me then we can let it drop where it is," I said in a soft caring voice making her smiled just a little," You know something…"
"What?" she asked when she looked up at me.
"You are cuter when you smile, even if it is just a little bit," I replied and she looked at the food blushing darkly. I chuckled as I pushed off the counter and walked back into the living room and I looked down at my Pokémon and smiled.
"They are really important to you huh…" Saturn asked from the doorway and I nodded.
"Yes they are. Aya was my first Pokémon. She was the one that changed everything, and then Twi came along. Then Trish and Pearl," I said as I looked at them in the order I said their names," Now that I have started this I have to finish it or die trying. I know they are going to back me one hundred percent all the way."
She looked down and sighed before she walked back into the kitchen and I followed her.
"At lest you have friends backing you… at lest you have friends…" she said in a sad tone and I could tell she was on the verge of crying. I walked over and pulled her into a hug from behind and I placed my chin on her shoulder.
"If you need a friend then I can be that friend. All I ask is for your trust and respect," I said softly and I felt a few tears land on my arms," Hey now; there is no need to cry."
"I'm not crying because I'm sad… I'm happy for once… I'm not alone anymore… "She replied as she put the food to the side off the heat then she turned in my arms and hugged me making me chuckle softly.
"I rather you be happy instead of sad," I said as I let her go when she did me and she nodded in agreement. I helped her fix all the plate and by the time we had all the plates set out everyone was up and ready to eat. I smiled as Saturn and I sat down and I nodded and every one dug in and like wild animals we wolfed down our food. I gathered all the plates and walked into the kitchen and started to clean them. Saturn chuckled as Twi curled up in her lap and sighed when Saturn started to pet her. I smiled at how quickly my Pokémon had taken her in as a friend and placed the last plate to the side and watched the water spiral down the drain. Aya walked over and broke me out of my thoughts by rubbing against my leg making static pop softly and I chuckled and knelt down and rubbed her head making her purr loudly. She placed her paws on my legs and rubbed her head against my chin and I chuckled when I felt a little bit if static there too. She looked up at me and I smiled down at her as I looked into her ruby red eyes and I gently placed a kiss on her lips then her nose before standing up with her in my arms. I carried her into the living room and sat down on the couch and I hummed softly as I scratched behind her ears making her purr louder and I chuckled softly. After a few hours relaxing with Aya I got up and got dressed. I called back all my Pokémon and Saturn and I left her home and slowly made our way to the next town that Galactic HQ was stationed in. We stayed off the beaten path and out of any major towns to avoid any problems with the police. Along the way we were talking about how we were going to hit the base, knowing full well that they knew I was coming, but what they didn't know was that I had Saturn with me now. When we got to Pastoria city we sneaked into an abandoned house and set up out small base of operations. There they set up the laptops and laid out all of the guns and ammo. On the laptops they studied the blueprints and marked out weak points and places to hit for more weapons and ammo and finally escape routs. I sighed as I sat back and looked at her.
"Now you know the plan right?" I said and she nodded.
"Yes I do, very well. I won't fail you," She replied and I smiled," I'll get started on dinner."
I let my Pokémon out and I went over the plan with them and they nodded showing that they understood. Later that night I was on the roof looking at the sky with Aya lying next to me with her head resting on my chest. I rubbed her head gently making her purr softly as we enjoyed the time we had before we had to go once again head long into another fight and this time it wasn't going to be easy. I kept going over the plan in my head just hoping that nothing would so astray. Aya nuzzled my chin and I shuttered slightly from the static tingle and scratched her neck in turn. She purred louder and kneads the roof with her claw as she licked her muzzle. I sighed as I got to my feet and she followed suit and we returned to the house and turned in for the night.
I woke the next morning and stretched before I got to my feet. I popped my next and headed into the kitchen to find Saturn there cooking, and I smiled a little as I stood beside her and poured me a cup of coffee.
"So you ready for the siege?" I asked as I added some sugar and cream.
"No not really… I'm scared… but I know we can't back out now," She replied and I chuckled and rubbed her head.
"I'm scared too, but I let it fuel me instead of hamper me," I said as I turned and leaned against the counter and I watched her.
"How can you be scared? You brought down an entire building without a single hesitation in fear," she asked as she looked up at me and I sighed.
"I'm scared that I'll be killed and my mate and Pokémon will be left to suffer in the hands of these cruel people," I replied as I looked down into my cup. She looked back down at the eggs she was cooking as she thought over what I had said then she nodded seeming to understand. I smiled a little then I walked over and sat in a chair as Aya walked in and in seconds she was at my side with her head resting in my lap as I rubbed it, smiling every second.
"Ready girl?" I asked and she nodded with a soft mew and I chuckled. Soon Twi and the others were down and sitting in chairs around the table as the clatter of plates full of food was heard as Saturn placed them down. Once she sat we all dug in as we got into the frame of mind we needed to be in for the siege. Once we were done I helped Saturn clean the dishes and then we got dressed in our dragonskin body armor and then loaded up on weapons and ammo. I called back my Pokémon and then we took off for the HQ. After about half an hour of dodging booby traps and guards we made it to the back entrance and I chuckled softly. When the guard turned his back I rushed out of the woods and grabbed him, covering his mouth with my hand as I slipped a dagger between his ribs and into his heart killing him instantly. The siege had begun.