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Welcome to Into The Dark!
First things first, if you don't like super powers and all that, this might not be the story for you. Second, it doesn't follow any orthodox methods for Pokémon fanfiction. And I must warn you that this story contains gore and detailed death. Viewer discretion is heavily advised or something. Third, this takes place on a fan region. So if absolutely cannot deal with that, this also probably isn't for you. Also, believe it or not, I do NOT own Pokémon. Nor do I claim to.
This is just a narrative I wanted to bring to life.
Have fun.
Chapter 1: The Interview
"Your name is.."
"Octavia Aldark, sir." The young woman answered the interviewer, who was staring at the resume in front of him. Her eyes seemed to be stone cold, with a look of business about them.
"You're from Morning Grove, that's a far out suburb of Zuheimer, correct? So what's a girl like you doing in this city?" He asked.
"I'm here for the internship opportunity at The Zuheimer Police Department. So that my resume will look good for college. That or I want to start a career in the field." Her answer was flat, and seemed lifeless. He looked at her blue eyes like he was a critic, this internship opportunity was hard to get after all.
"How old are you now, Miss Octavia?" He inquired while flipping through her file.
"18, sir. I was born in 2054, in Silva. But custody of me was transferred to my former foster parents, so I grew up in Morning Grove."
"I see, you graduated from Morning Star Highschool, correct? Top of your class too.." he said while studying the papers. Octavia had no doubt in her mind she would get this internship opportunity on her track record. She was an athlete, as well as the valedictorian of her school. She would not lose.
"Hmmm.. I'll introduce you to who will be your boss for this internship, Mr. Rexus. Of course I'll need you to sign a few things, but you seem to have a good chance on the.. test tomorrow… You may go now. Be here tomorrow morning at 7:30 AM." He says.
"Yes sir."
She got up and began to walk out of the beige and boring office.
As soon as she left that disgusting building she let out her Pokémon, Ace the Pawniard. This little guy was her starter Pokémon, whom had been caught in the wilds around Morning Grove. He had a soldier-like attitude, and followed Octavia's every command. She cared deeply about the little buddy more than anyone could ever understand.
"Hey there, Ace." Octavia kneeled over, playfully getting his attention. To this he simply waved back in happiness. Every time he gave her a display of affection it melted her icy heart.
"Listen, buddy, we're gonna need to go to the store to get me a new belt. My old one's absolutely dying and I just got the internship I applied for, so I need to get a new one. Now that that has been said, I need you to make sure no bad guys will sneak up on us okay?" She lied. She honestly and truly just wanted to spend time with him.
Ace happily obliged and played being look out for her as she walked through the Empire district of Zuheimer. He immediately started following her footsteps while looking around frantically and constantly. He was the exact embodiment of hyper-vigilance. And it was adorable.
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"This belt looks nice," She pulled out a standard brown belt from the rack of belts. She fit it around her waist nicely. "How do I look?"
The pawniard simply jumped in amusement and waved his arms for her. He seemed to like it. God, he's adorable.
"Then this is the one I'll get. Let's go pay for it, okay?" And the absolute unit saluted her.
On their way over to the cashier and check out, they saw a group of girls fawning over clothes and whatnot. Octavia could never understand them, just going around wantonly buying clothes for the sake of buying them. Maybe that's why she never had any nice clothes for nice events. In her mind, all that she cared about was Ace and making money. Statistics. That's the good life. She thought, anyway.
She brought her soon-to-be belt and placed it onto the counter to be paid for. The cashier gave Octavia a fake, plastic-like smile. Octavia was sure it just came with the job, however.
"Will this be all for today, miss~?" The cashier asked in the retail voice. "Yes." Octavia deadpanned. She may have seemed abrupt and rude with others, but that's because she did not like human beings. Humans kill and thieve anything they can get their filthy hands on. "Miss?" Octavia hadn't realized she had been completely ignoring the cashier. She probably asked if she wanted a bag or something.
"No, I have my own bag- I don't want one." Octavia said.
And with that she strutted off and out of the store. Octavia looked like a woman who had purpose. To anyone on the outside, looking in, she seemed to mean business. In reality, Octavia was just nervous due to not being used to this futuristic city.
Octavia, trying to take her mind off her anxieties, she stares upward. She sees buildings easily thousands of feet into the air. On her way home she just so happens to see the biggest tower in the city, as well as the biggest government building, Eclipse Tower.
The building is actually a couple thousand years old at this point, from when the country was still an empire. It was constantly renovated and redesigned, until it became the gargantuan facility it is now. While the Count of Zuheimer, Joseph Cambridge, may have his office up in the top floor of the capital of Nivalhiem, it is not where the royal family, the rulers of the country, actually reside.
The Eclipse Tower was an intimidating sight. It felt like being in the presence of majesty. Octavia was mesmerized by the thing.
Shaking herself back to reality, she decided she absolutely needed to get back home. She had a big day tomorrow and she needed to get what rest she could. After a good workout, obviously.
Octavia's sweat beaded at her forehead and rolled down her bronze skin. She held a towel around her neck after that nice workout.
The blonde wore a black sports bra and some black shorts for her workout. In her outfit, or lack thereof, her muscles were clear and defined. She held the look of nimble and strong. Most would definitely be intimidated by her appearance.
Octavia looked on the ground to see Ace, knocked out on the floor, dead tired. She imagined in her head a little K'O bell going off to him.
Her muscles felt sore as all hell and decided to get some shut eye. But only after having a nice drink of apple juice. Nothing in the world could beat a nice swig of AJ after having an exhilarating workout session.
And to the fridge she sprinted, leaving behind her metallic companion to the floor. She opened the fridge at mach speeds and pulled out an AJ juice box. She, at high speeds so incredibly fast, not even the naked eye could witness, removed the straw from the plastic. From there she swiftly and elegantly stabbed the straw into the hole on the top of the juice box. And then she sipped really hard.
Dopamine rushed throughout her brain, it was like heaven had touched Earth and made everything feel whole once more. The incredible effects AJ had on her were simply divine.
But she neglected her partner, Ace, who must have needed the AJ just as bad as she did. And immediately yoinked another juice box out of the fridge, and delivered it to the dying soldier of a little bro.
She did all the stabbing of straws and held the juice box out to him, whilst sipping her own. She did this because everytime she just gave one to Ace, he just stabbed it and would spill everywhere.
As much as Octavia liked AJ, she did not like sticky floors.
Ace sat up from his overly dramatic coma and sipped the juice of life. He felt reimbursed and revived from the magic that filled the wondrous liquid.
And so the pair sat down on the floor drinking apple juice and feeling very content.
"Goodnight, Ace. You are relieved of your duties for the rest of the night." Octavia commanded him while tucked under four entire layers of blanket. She felt very comfy indeed.
Ace saluted his commander and decided to fall over on the floor, next to the heater. He couldn't cuddle his master because of his sharp edges, but Arceus knows that he loved to be comfy.
Despite being a literal knife, Ace wanted to cuddle. But that would hurt his master. So he could not. Maybe one day he could get some real cuddles.
Octavia thought about her internship that started tomorrow. It was a big day. She would finally start her career and get to finally punish those disgusting and vile humans. Or look good for college. Who knows?
And she softly and gently was swept away by the waves and ocean of dreams.