Nasuada and Kika Saga
At the entrance to the Insect Forest, three balls of blue light glowed and deposited Team Awesome onto the grassy floor. It was night and the sky was getting dark. Stars twinkled in the forest sky. Now that the adrenaline rush from fighting Yang had worn off, the three girls were dead tired. The only thing they felt like doing was collapsing to the ground and falling asleep. But they couldn't do that. Not with the numerous amounts of cuts on their bodies.
"How far is it to Treasure Town?" Leala gasped. Shia tiredly reached into her bag and took out her Wonder Map. It seemed that only organic items and orbs were destroyed upon entering the dungeon.
"Twenty minutes of walking," she replied. She looked down at the cuts on her body. "Let's hope we don't faint before we get there."
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Twenty-five minutes later, the three girls pushed open the door to the Treasure Town airport and stumbled in. Victoria was on duty and she recognized them instantly.
"Dear Arceus!" she exclaimed and dropped the notepad she was holding, "Leala, Fau and Shia; what happened to you all?"
"Can we talk about this later?" Shia grunted, "I think we're all going to die of blood loss." It was taking her all her strength to stand. Pain raged throughout every nerve in here body. Her two teammates were feeling the same.
"Of course. Just hang there for a moment!" Victoria picked up a nearby phone and quickly dialled some of her colleagues.
"Hello? Hey Ryan, get some people over here now! We have an emergency!"
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Thanks to Victoria and another three medics working through the night (and a lot of blood transfusion packs), the three members of Team Awesome were saved from death by loss of blood. The next morning, Victoria called her son and told him to take Gaia and Alice and cover over before falling asleep in a nearby chair.
Team Enforcers entered room 17, which was where Team Awesome was resting. Fau didn't seem to appreciate Alice's presence. Leala seemed to appreciate Gaia's. "So, what happened to you guys?" Seth asked, "Mum said that the three of you came stumbling into the hospital at eleven at night!"
Leala tilted her head sideways to face the three of them. "We got forced into his creepy mansions where we fought an insane Shedinja and got the Insect Plate."
Gaia's eyes widened. "Seriously? Did you guys really find a plate?" He asked excitedly.
"Yeah, it's in Shia's bag over there." Gaia rushed over to a nearby table where three bags lay. He opened one which had the name 'Shia the Glaceon' stitched into it. He rummaged through its contents before taking out a large, light green colored slab of stone. The words 'Insect Plate' were carved in ancient runes at the bottom. He could feel the power radiating off it and was transfixed by it.
He turned around and gave Leala and very wide smile, "Leala, I could kiss you! Thanks a million!"
Leala blushed furiously. Alice did not seem happy at his comment. A scowl was etched into her face. Seth noticed her expression and smirked. "Heh. Looks like someone is getting jealous," he teased. Shia snickered lightly at these words.
Alice shot the two of them a glare. "Shut up." She growled.
Gaia was oblivious to all this talk. He flashed the Spirit Sword in his hands and lightly tapped it onto the Insect Plate. Instantly he felt the blackness coming in and he closed his eyes. It was time to learn a new technique.
A couple of minutes later, he opened his eyes and smiled. Then he punched his fist into the air. "Yes! I did it!" he said happily.
"What, did you learn Fury Cutter or something?" Seth asked.
"Nah, I learned X-Scissor. Pretty cool move." Gaia replied. He checked a nearby clock, "Ah, crap. It's nearly time to go to training." He turned around to face Team Awesome, "Leala, Fau, Shia; I really appreciate what you guys have done. Thanks to you, I'm one step closer to saving the world."
"No problem. We're happy to help." Fau smiled. Gaia gave them a thumbs-up, before exiting the room. Alice and Seth followed.
As the three of them left the hospital, Alice asked Gaia something.
"Gaia, were you serious about kissing Leala?" she said quietly. She seemed a bit sad.
The Grovyle gave her a look of surprise, "No, not really. It was just a metaphor. Why?"
Instantly Alice's brightened up, "No reason. Let's go!"
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Towards the north-east, there lies a place called Dark City. It is a mass of skyscrapers, with dark streets and alleys. The place has been given the affectionate nickname of 'a living hell'. Three factors introduced the nickname into the world.
One: No sun ever shines on the place. The city is trapped in an eternal night, even in the day.
Two: A large amount of the residents are Dark, Ghost or nocturnal Pokemon. These creatures have the stereotype of being mean and notorious.
Three: The whole place is controlled by gangs. There is no law system. Unwary tourists who step in there get robbed, and then killed. The only protection comes from being in a gang or being extremely tough, like Seth's father Riley. All missions going there are ranked from five stars to ten stars, the most dangerous of all missions.
Eighteen years ago, Dark City was run by a nasty gang called the Lightning Gang. It consisted of mostly yellow-colored Pokemon and had over a hundred members. They committed pretty much every crime possible. Drugs, robbery, kidnapping…you name it, they did it. Many explorers from outside had met their fates at the hands of this gang. They raked in the cash and were unstoppable.
Or so it seemed. Ten years ago, a shiny Eevee was dumped at the entrance of Dark City with six Reviver Seeds and a Blast Seed. She wandered the streets looking for food and shelter and got in the way of the Lightning Gang. No-one knows what exactly happened next, but it's rumoured that the Eevee killed the leader by throwing the Blast Seeds into his mouth, blowing up his stomach. It is then said that the Eevee proceeded to kick the crap out the gang and win. Halfway during the battle, she evolved into an Umbreon which made her even stronger.
The Lightning Gang disbanded and the shiny Umbreon went around the streets, gloating about her victory. In a short amount of time, a group of Pokemon, who had been oppressed by the Lightning Gang, decided to serve her to the death. She gained more and more followers and built up her skill level. Eventually she became one of the most powerful Pokemon in Dark City.
Her name is Nasuada, the Criminal Queen of the Night.
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There is a skyscraper in the middle of the city. It is fifty stories tall. It looks rather ordinary and like the other ones, but everyone knows that it's Nasuada's home. Magic seals are scrawled all over the building to protect against any intruders who try to sneak through the windows. The only way in is through the front door, which is protected by a burly Raichu guard.
At the forty-eight floor, a lone Pikachu lay on his bed, reading a book. His name was Kika and he was Nasuada's right hand man. He had been in the Lightning Gang before, but he had only joined because he wanted to protect his numerous amounts of brothers and sisters. During the battle with Nasuada, he had ordered to try and rape her. She had swatted him and aside and sunk her teeth into the neck of the Pokemon who ordered her. A few days after the battle, she saw him struggling to support his siblings and pitied him. Over the years, his skills grew until his rank rose to one star, the same as Pandora.
Kika liked Nasuada, in more ways than one. He thought she was pretty, cute and rather attractive. Sometimes he would have erotic dreams about her, which are far too graphic to ever be described here.
He sometimes wondered if she ever felt the same way. Maybe she did, maybe she didn't. These thoughts would keep him awake at night and make him sleepy the next day. Nasuada disliked a lack of concentration from him, so he tried to keep these feelings locked up inside him.
There was a knock on the door. He got up and answered it. It was Nasuada. She was carrying a bag.
"Miss Nasuada!" Kika exclaimed, "I wasn't expecting you to be here."
"Hey, you don't have to call me miss," Nasuada said with a playful grin, "We're friends."
"Um, okay then. So why are you here? Is there something I can do for you?" he asked.
"I came here to talk to you in private." She went in and closed the door behind her. Then she took out her Wonder Map from her bag and spread it on the ground. A section of it was circled in red marker. "See that spot there? It's rumoured there's a really great treasure there!"
"Well, uh sweet!" A grin grew on his face, "But why are we doing this alone?" he asked.
Nasuada shrugged, "I'm really bored lounging around here all the time," she said, "I need to get out for a while."
"Okay then!" Kika exclaimed cheerfully, "When are we leaving?"
"When you're ready."
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Five minutes later, the two of them were standing in the elevator. It was slowly descending to the ground floor. Strange music played at the same time.
"Kika, where is this elevator music coming from and why is it here?" Nasuada growled. A vein was twitching in her forehead. She hated elevator music.
Kika groaned and slapped his forehead, "I bet it was Chase again. I'll have a word with him." he mumbled. But since there seemed to be no way of switching the music off, the two of them had to grin and bear it.
The elevator stopped at the ground floor and Nasuada immediately rushed out. "Lorenzo! Find a way to turn off the elevator music, okay?" she ordered.
"Of course, Miss Nasuada," the Noctowl said, bowing his head, "Is there anything else you want?"
"Tell Nova that he's in charge while the two of us are gone." Lorenzo bowed his head again and opened the door for them. Nasuada and Kika walked into the streets of Dark City, ready to start their exploration.
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A few hours later, the two of them were standing in front of a large rock in the middle of a sun-baked plain. The two of them were hot and sweaty. They were also getting increasingly frustrated since the treasure was said to be here. They tried to figure out where it was, but to no avail.
"Screw this!" Kika shouted, "There's no treasure here! We should just go home!"
"We just can't give up!" Nasuada scolded, "My team researched hours for this!"
"What do you expect us to do? Jump through the rock?" Kika shot back, "We tried walking through it, remember?"
A light lit up in Nasuada's eyes. "You know, maybe that would work." Before Kika could say or do anything, she ran up to the rock and jumped at it.
She fell into it and didn't reappear. Kika's eyes widened, his mouth dropped open and soon he was doing the same thing.
The two of them fell down a dark tunnel. It was lit by thousands of torches. They rushed by carvings of torture and death on the wall, but they were moving too fast to accurately see them.
Eventually they fell into a pool of stinky water with a mighty splash. Nasuada climbed out first and shook her fur, spraying more water onto an unfortunate Kika.
"Where are we?" he asked, after he had dried himself in the corner. The walls were covered in green slime so he was careful not to touch them.
Nasuada looked around and saw a sign reading 'Nightmare Labyrinth' on the wall. "I think," she grinned, "We're in a dungeon."
At the very back of the labyrinth, a Gengar opened his eyes and smiled evilly. He had sensed the presence of two Pokemon at the entrance. "Heheheh... he chuckled, "Let the games begin..."
