Ch. 11 Our first Scout mission.

{Rui's point of view}

I woke up to Silvia healing my body. The training with Chrono has been brutal but I finally finished it. It only took two weeks though. Sigh. Oh my Arceus that was a fucking journey. I sat up much to Silvia's delight.

"Good morning Silvia." I greeted.

She hugged me tightly with a hug and replied, "Gardevoir!"

I shook my head, "You love doing that don't you?" I asked.

She stuck out her tongue, [Your reaction is just awesome.] she replied.

I shook my head smiling, "You love to be a handful." I told her.

She bit my ear, [Mm. Maybe~] she giggled.

"Alright. Let me get up. We've done it plenty ok?" I told her.

She pouted playfully, [Aw, but I love it when...]

I stopped her by kissing her mouth. She held my head there nearly melting in the kiss. When we stopped she was on my lap panting.

"Gardevoir~" She moaned.

"I love you too." I replied.

"Gar! Gardevoir Gar?" She asked.

I giggled and said, "I have a faint idea of what you might be saying but not much."

She blushed before grabbing my hand, "Gardev devoir." she said as she made our hands do the ritual.

She sent waves of happiness through me as I sent the same emotion back. I love her. I love this. My fingers traced circles on her palms as hers danced on my palms. Eventually, I pushed her onto the bed kissing her hard. She licked my lips demanding entrance that I granted. I felt her tongue explore my mouth as I grabbed her ass. I felt her grin into the kiss until I groped her b cup breasts. Her chest blade was extremely warm as I groped them. I decided to lick the chest blade making Silvia jump. Grinning, I pulled back and watched her sit up blushing.

I blushed as I said, "I love you Silvia."

[I love you too Rui.] She blushed.

I held out my hand taking hers as I got up from the bed. We walked to the bathroom for our shower. We started showering together recently. It was nice. We've already had sex. What's the worst we can do? Plus, I love washing her chest blade. Its so sensitive! When we finished and got out we were met with an unexpected visitor. It was the Gardevoir that attacked me.

[Hello.] She greeted Silvia but ignored me.

I growled but stayed quiet. Silvia motioned a hand towards the door to her office. The Gardevoir nodded in agreement before leaving me and her mate alone in the room. As we sat in silence I felt anxiety fill me as the suspense grew. Can one of us just speak already?

I decided to break the silence, "Your mate is a real piece of work." I told him.

He nodded in agreement, [Yeah. Sigh. But I'm stuck with her.] he told me.

"She did the rape ritual on you didn't she?" I asked.

He flinched before looking at his hands, [Yes. It's a part of our custom. I was a Kirlia at the time though. I couldn't beat her no matter what I tried.] He explained.

"Yeah. I know how it feels. Silvia did it to me." I told him.

He looked at me and asked, [Then why are you and your bond mate so close?]

"Easy, because we love each other. Don't get me wrong. I used to hate her but she changed that." I answered.

[I wish I felt the same way but she... she's just a despicable pokemon. Her and her stupid anti human talk but... Did you know she fantasizes about screwing one?] He said suddenly.

"No, why?" I asked.

[I don't know but it's hypocritical. She hates humans but wants their dick? How dare she!?] he yelled.

I rubbed his back sending him waves of comfort, "Don't worry man. I'm sure she'll come around and if she does that'll mean your free." I told him.

[... You obviously don't know this but we Gardevoirs don't do well with separation. As the male I have to get the dishonor of separation tainted on my soul. As punishment I'll be forced to stay alone for my entire mortal life.] He explained.

I frowned and said, "That really isn't fair."

[Life isn't supposed to be fair. My father told me this, 'Life is what you make of it with the cards you're dealt with.'. I was dealt with this woman as my bond mate when I'm second rate to her?] he asked.

"Do you hate me for being human because of this?" I asked.

[No. I can't hate you humans because you suffered much more than anyone else ever has. Plus, female Gardevoir find male humans extremely attractive. If your ever alone watch your back. They can and will target you.] He warned.

I laughed and said, "They pretty much already have. I was on my own for years."

He laughed a bit, [Yeah. I guess your right but watch out when you leave the camp. Gardevoirs outside our camp won't exactly care that your bond mate is our camp's leader.] he told me.

"True. Quick question. Who was the leader before my bond mate was?" I asked.

[It was her mother. Your bond mate took over after she died.] He told me.

"What was she like?" I asked.

I watched him visibly grimace before saying, [She was a horrible pokemon. I remember when she used to torture humans in public for entertainment. Then there was the Frolk dei skol festival...]

"There was a freedom of skin festival!?" I yelled in shock.

He looked just as shocked before asking, [You know what frolk dei skol means?]

I nodded, "My bond mate told me what it means." I answered.

He made another grimace, [It was horrible. I remember it because the gown made was for your bond mate and some other Kirlias. But it was BRUTAL. They spent two months capturing humans for this event. I was a Ralts at the time and watched my own mother and older sister rape humans for three days.] he gave a slight laugh of disbelief like he went crazy, [There was blood all over the camp, screams were heard throughout the night, bodies of skinned victims laid on the floor decaying in the open. The female Gardevoirs ENJOYED the smell of dead flesh. Some even made their gowns into cloaks.] I glanced at his gown to see its only to his knees, [Luckily, males don't have to partake in the ritual. I wouldn't be able to stomach the process. Even if someone else did it for me. I just can't help but cringe when I think of the suffering those victims went through in their final moments. The rape, the crying, the cutting...] He just stopped.

"Did S... What did my bond mate do during this festival?" I asked.

[She... watched. She just watched with a grin at times and a neutral look on others. I think she enjoyed it but not as much as the others did. When she evolved she seemed to be as cruel as her mother. I heard she once told everyone a human saved her life from a bunch of poochyena. I'd think she was going to be nicer to humans because of it but I guess not. I did also hear she once let some kid go when we attacked a human camp. Maybe that was her way of repaying that debt.] he told me.

I remember that day. When me and my friend went out looking for a pokemon. It was so stupid. I still can't believe that Silvia actually did that. How she made me watch a girl get raped before stabbing her cruelly in the heart.

[Its a good thing your with her.] The male Gardevoie said to break my thoughts.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

[I think your changing her to be kinder.] He told me.

I looked at the floor, [Really?] I asked.

[Yeah. I think after all this time of having no mate, she experienced loneliness. Then she took you as her mate and now she feels complete. I've never seen her so happy to be quite honest.] He said with a pat on my back.

"Hey, she didn't change much. When she killed this Blaziken that tried to rape me, it was cruel. She made it bend in ways that hurt my body just from watching until its neck and back snapped. Worse yet... I enjoyed watching it but... it wasn't coming from me. It came off of my bond mate in waves so violent that it overtook me." I explained.

The male Gardevoir didn't get a chance to answer as Silvia and his bond mate came back into the room. Silvia was pissed, I could sense it in waves.

[Come on, we're leaving this bitch and her mate.] The Female Gardevoir told her mate.

Silvia turned the Gardevoir just to backhand her onto the floor. The male Gardevoir got up and looked like he was going to attack but Silvia's glare made him freeze. Silvia kicked the female Gardevoir onto her back before grabbing her chest blade.

"Gardev voir Garde Gar vevoir Gardevoir!" Silvia yelled.

"Gardevoir! Gardevoir! Gardevoir!" The female yelled before Silvia let go.

With a glance to me, the male helped his mate to her feet. She seemed to be crying but gave me a hateful glance. I returned her glance with a frown. Silvia wrapped an arm around me kissing my cheek as the Gardevoir left.

[What a fucking bitch. She wanted me to give you over to the others for the Frolk dei skol.] She told me.

"They want my skin!" I screamed instantly freaking out.

Silvia wrapped her arms around me and I started to feel safe as comfort flowed through me. She gently kissed my head cooing in my ear.

[Don't worry. I won't let anyone hurt you.] She whispered.

I nuzzled into her saying, "Ok. Thank you."

(One day later)

Me and Silvia were waiting for Anthony, Derek and Jay. It turned out Silvia read an interesting scouting report. Turns out there might be a spy in our camp. We don't know who it is but we found out that there've been meetings in an area near our camp. Anthony, Derek and Jay entered the room as I stood next to Silvia. Silvia looked at the report thoughtfully. Worry was painted on her face as she had an inward battle. I don't know what it is but I put my hand on her shoulder to comfort her. She kissed it in response as I sent waves of comfort to her.

[The reason I asked you three to come here is because we have a problem.] Silvia told them.

"Dang it. Just when I thought we'd finally have a day off." Jay joked.

Me and Silvia frowned at him, "Wow. Now you two are going to double team people." Derek joked as well.

I sighed as Silvia continued, [The problem is this. Someone in our camp is a traitor or a spy. Scouts have reported that there've been meetings near our camp. With the repairs, foraging and doubled guards, I have no one else to send.] Silvia gave me a sad glance and said, [I need to send you four. Rui, your going with them because I'm going to be too busy to have a clear conscious. I need to believe you'll be safe and this is the only way to be sure of that.]

I kissed her lips making her happier, "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Right guys?" I asked.

"Yeah. Not to mention Chrono kicked your ass into shape so you won't freeze on us like you did on the Blaziken." Derek added.

"Don't worry Derek. I'll freeze up just for you. So you can get decapitated and I'll laugh." I replied.

[Just so you three know. Come back without my bond mate and he won't be the last to 'disappear'.] Silvia warned.

I noticed Anthony and Derek swallowed but Jay sounded confident, "Don't worry. We'll all come back to our mates." Jay assured.

With a quick kiss, I walked over to Anthony, Derek and Jay as they turned to leave. I glanced back at Silvia as I went through the door. She looked sad but I waved to try and make her smile. I like to think it helped but I don't know. Chrono wasn't guarding the door like he usually does. He must be guarding an entrance to the camp instead. This is going to be my first mission and I was surprised to find out that they have weapons for us. I was given the pistol Silvia pretended to shoot me with. I checked the clip to see six bullets were in it. I reloaded it as I turned the safety off. Jay threw a light vest at me to put on under my shirt. It couldn't protect me much but I'm guessing its to lessen the impact of a pokemon's attack. I looked over to see everyone has the vest and one pistol. However, no one has a backpack to carry supplies.

"No backpacks?" I asked.

"This is a scouting mission. We need to be light and quiet. We're only going to find out who's meeting near our camp." Jay explained.

Derek added his two cents as well, "Not to mention wearing a backpack will weigh us down, make us louder and could physically exhaust us."

I nodded as my response as we all got up. The vest made my chest itch but it didn't bother me that much. As we walked to the entrance of our camp I saw Chrono near the gate. With a weak smile, I waved at him. He waved back much to my delight. I hope this mission goes well.

(One hour later)

We sneak through the bushes of the forest that surrounds our camp. Jay was leading the way with me close behind him. Anthony and Derek were behind me but were looking out for trouble. I saw a few Spinarak and Rattata but they weren't of any concern. Not every pokemon was capable of intelligent thought. As we neared where the meetings apparently take place I could sense nervousness. It was coming off Jay and I can understand. We don't really know what we'll find. At one point Derek had us stop.

He whispered, "Guys. I think someone's in the forest. Listen."

We listened and I heard footsteps. They sounded close since we could clearly hear them. Then a man walked by us but was looking to his right. We were to his left and it gave me the time I needed to hide. I laid on the floor behind a bush. Jay and Derek were to my right behind a tree and Anthony was to my left in a tree. I opened the bush a bit to see the man was with three others.

"You sure our spy will be here today?" one of them asked.

"If not, Hybrid will be pissed. You know he hates setbacks and I don't want to be a setback." Another asked.

"I remember this guy tried to keep what he found for himself. Hybrid hung him from the top of a building until the rope snapped on its own and he landed head first on the ground. His head was split open. When I went to investigate, I stepped on a piece of his brain. Took his shoes to replace the ones that got dirtied." One guy told.

"Wait, you stole shoes off a dead dude that used to be in the camp with us?" Another asked.

"Hell yeah. Never liked the prick anyway." The guy ended.

We stayed quiet as they walked away.

Anthony came down from the tree and whispered, "Should we follow them?"

"Yeah. They're going to the meeting. Follow them." Jay whispered.

We started following them as they walked through the forest. At one point I tripped over a branch and fell. I caught myself with my hands but still made some noise. Everyone else laid down on the floor.

The group of guys must've heard it because one yelled, "What was that!?"

"I don't know. Ariados maybe?" One asked.

"Don't be an idiot! That came from the ground not overhead!" Another one yelled.

The first to yell groaned before asking, "Then what about a Raticate or Rattata?"

"No. However, we are near that pokemon camp. It could be one of their patrols." Another suggested.

"No. We'd have sensed them by now. Remember the upgrades we got from Hybrid using his psychic infusions? They let us sense pokemon that are within a radius of 50 feet." Another reminded.

After a quick search, the guys gave up and continued walking. That information was pretty important, I need to make sure we remember it. Eventually we got to the meeting point. On approach I noticed the guys suddenly were gone. Without warning I felt something hit the back of my head knocking me out.

(20 minutes later)

I woke up with a small headache as I groggily opened my eyes. When I did, I found myself in the area we were following those guys. I was tied up on the floor and couldn't move that much. I looked around to see Anthony and Derek were tied up as well. The guys we were following seemed to have knocked up out. I heard shuffling as a pokemon came out and I admit it was a bit surprising. The Gardevoir that hates humans came out. She looked very pleased when she saw me.

"It figures that you'd be the traitor." I said towards her.

Next thing I saw was a foot and I looked up. It was him. The man that killed his father, a Gallade, and countless others. Hybrid. He stood a 6 foot 7 wearing the head of his father's head like it was a helmet. His shirt was a bloody black t-shirt. The skin on his upper arms were extremely white and his hands to his elbows were white with a tint of green. He wore bloody black shorts and his feet looked like a fusion of a Gallade and a human's foot.

"Good. Your here along with my spy." Hybrid smiled with a deep voice.

A person stood next to him and I had to focus in order to see who it was... And I could not believe it. Standing proud next to Hybrid was Jay, the one person I thought was my friend.