AN: In the last chapter, I misspelled nuzlocke. I accidentally mispelled it with two Z's. If you want to know, you can look it up in Bulbapedia. Sorry about that keybladelight. Plus someone name PokeFan pointed that out.
Chapter 20
Where we last left off, Team RWBY took two Corviknight taxis that transported them to the Onsen Resort. When they arrived, they see a traditional Japanese-style hot springs house that stands four stories tall. Behind it, there is a large lake that is giving off steam that almost make it look like fog coming from the lake. The air is a little hot but really humid. Other than that, the place is really nice and wonderful with blue tile roofs with red and polished wood.
"WOW!" Ruby says in excitement, "This place is awesome!"
Blake is excited as well while keeping quiet and eager to jump in.
Weiss takes a good look at the place and it is to her liking. "I gotta admit, this place does live up to its reputation as a five star resort."
Yang is wearing her aviator glasses yet removes them while smiling. "Thank goodness we got those passes. This place will cause us to be broke in a day. I can't imagine the prices of this resort."
Song: Pokemon Theme (Version XY)
Artists: Ben Dixon and the Sad Truth, John Siegler, and John Loeffler
I wanna be the very best
Like no one ever was
To catch them is my real test
To train them is my cause
(Pokémon!)
(Gotta catch 'em all), it's you and me
(Pokémon!)
I know it's my destiny
(Pokémon!)
Yeah, you're my best friend
In a world we must defend
(Pokémon!)
(Gotta catch 'em all)
Gotta catch 'em all
Gotta catch 'em all!
Pokémon!
Team RWBY head over to the resort down a walkway made of redwood that are polished so well that they can see their reflection. They are taken in by the sights such as yellow apple orchards, some black sand spas, and even cold water pools for swimming. The girls are extremely impressed by all these treatments and even the amount of local Pokemon that come here to relax.
"I have an idea!" Ruby says to her teammates. "Let's let our Pokemon enjoy themselves as well! They do need a break!"
Yang then says, "I could use something to...break." The team just gives her some more slaps for a few seconds.
"Ruby does have a point." Weiss said. "We should let our Pokemon have some fun too."
Blake then says, "I don't mind. They have been working hard. Although we could take the opportunity to practice some moves in the Pokemon Performances and prepare for the gym battles."
"But before we do, we should head towards the front desk." Yang says while walking towards the front door.
Team RWBY enter the front door of the resort building and inside are people in their yukatas that are deep blue with sashes that have bubble patterns on them that are with some of the Pokemon that work there.
"Welcome." the workers say along with a bow. "Please enjoy your stay."
Ruby goes in, "Oh wow!" She is very excited.
"Ruby!" Blake says.
Ruby turns around and sees that everyone is taking off their shoes. "Oh right." Ruby takes off her shoes as well.
Later the girls change into red guest kimonos and explore the grounds to see what else is at the resort...after showing them the passes, of course. They have a look around the grounds and saw the orchards, the black sand spas, and swimming pools. Yet they also come across pink sand spas, massage parlors, and a juice bar that serve the type of juice from the Juice Shoppe from Pokemon X&Y, Aprijuice, and berry juices. Although that place is more for Pokemon since it has a few stat boosting juices for them. They even went to the dining hall and see all sorts of trainers and wealthy people having a good time along with their Pokemon. Team RWBY does the same although some are a little creeped out by the Buzzwole that Yang caught since they are known for causing problems. But everyone continue to have a good time anyway with some trainers around Yang's age try to put the moves on her...but she rejects them. (You can guess why.) Anyway, the four try out the sand spas and the massage parlors with the massages being done by Gardevoirs, Hariyamas, and Sawks depending on the type of massage you want like gentle, full back, or some vibrations from a few chops.
Then the four made their way towards the baths...and they are wearing swimwear provided by the employees so they are identical. They are red one piece...although Yang is a little snug.
Yang stretches her arms and gives an exasperated breath. "This feels good."
Blake is floating in the bath while looking at the sky, "I feel rejuvenated."
"This is the water from the lake, so it is naturally heated." Weiss does a little trivia.
Ruby relaxes by sitting in the water and leaning on the rocks, "But you gotta admit, this is the best bath ever."
Weiss chuckles a little, "Yeah."
The four enjoy their bath in silence while their Pokemon are enjoying their own next door where all the Pokemon can take a bath.
Ruby then says, "I wonder what are we gonna have for dinner?"
"Probably something that you expect from a resort like this." Blake states while drifting.
"Like sushi?"
Blake's face starts to show-off a type a look that she gives when she thinks about fish while also drooling.
"AAAAAAAHHH!" It sounded like a group of women screaming.
Weiss covers herself, "Is there a peeping tom!?" She starts to get scared while also serious.
Blake stands up, "It sounded like it came from the kitchen!"
The four girls dry themselves off and get change. They ran into the kitchen to see what is going on. When running down the halls, they started to notice that there are signs of someone or something that came bursting through the walls.
"What is going on?!" Ruby asks while running with her teammates.
"I think that it might be a Snorlax!" Blake says.
"A what?" Weiss asks.
"A Snorlax." Yang answers. "A giant lard of fat that is capable of eating anything that gets in its path or smells something delicious."
"Looks like someone has been studying their Megadex!" Ruby praises Yang.
"Not now!"
The four are close to the kitchen and see some of the cooks come out running. Then they enter the kitchen and see not a Snorlax, but a swarm of three foot tall, bug-type Pokemon that some are yellow that appear to be bee-like that has a fluffy yellow and brown thorax and a large yellow abdomen that resembles a light bulb. It has two large blue eyes on the sides of its head and two small eyes on the front of its head. Its legs are blue with yellow tips as well as its antennae. Its head is yellow and brown with small blue pincers. Another set of bugs are more ant-like that has a black exoskeleton with red stripes on its head and back, six legs, and a large abdomen. It has a nozzle on the end of its abdomen that allows it to spew fire. The third set of bugs are spider-like with its entire body is covered in blue spongy material that stores water. Its head is black and it has four eyes and mandibles. It has six legs with round balls on its knees.
Yang, Ruby and Weiss are freaking out as the bugs tore through the kitchen and wreak havoc by tearing apart the refrigerator and cabinets for all the food that there is. The bug Pokemon have gather all the rice flour, sugar, fake meat, vegetables, fruits, dried goods, canned goods, and even some food that is already prepared.
Blake pulls out her Megadex, "Wait, are those..."
Harylect. The shock spider Pokemon and the evolve form of Tricwe. Bug and electric-type. Harylect gather near sources of electricity and therefore are drawn to human dwellings and power plants. They can plug their antennae into a wall socket to recharge.
Firoke. The smoking ant Pokemon and the evolve form of Smore. Bug and fire-type. Its belly is filled with super hot lava that it sprays at its opponent through the nozzle on its abdomen. Its aim is precise.
Sponaree. The sponge Pokemon and the evolve form of Sponee. Bug and water-type. The sponge-like skin of this Pokémon is found in all parts of the ocean. Sponaree's spongy skin stores water and it can float and drift long distances on water currents.
"I thought so." Blake says as she puts her Megadex away. "Two of these three type of Pokemon are the evolve form of the two Pokemon I got."
Blake seems more relax while the other three are creeped-out by the bugs. However, when she sees a Firoke pulling out the sushi from one of the fridges that are already prepared...
"THE SUSHI!" Blake screamed out. She says in a very, very, very aggressive tone, "DON'T YOU DA-ARE!"
Blake sprang into action as she gets on all fours and charges right at the Firoke like a cat pouncing on the Firoke. The Firoke dodges as it holds on the tray of sushi tight in its pincers. Then it tried to use flamethrower from its abdomen. But Blake uses her semblance to dodge the flames and furiously scratches the Firoke and drops the sushi. Before it hits the ground, Blake manages to swipe a few pieces of the sushi and eat it...then continues to attack the three foot bugs as they manage to get away with most of the food. Some of the Harylect use electro-web on Blake which Blake became electrocuted and stun with her hair being like a poofy afro.
"HEY!" Yang's eyes turn red with anger after seeing Blake getting hurt. "YOU GUYS ARE GONNA PAY!"
Yang charges at the bug-types about ready to punch some with her left fist. However, some of the Sponaree use string shot to stop the rampaging Yang by having her be stuck on the shelves and cause it to collapse with Yang attached to it. The bugs then manage to get away with their booty. Weiss uses her glyphs to help Yang get out of her sticky situation. Ruby looks out of the hole where the bug-types burst out of and sees a trail of destruction they left behind. The orchards are left bared with all of the yellow apples and leaves removed from the branches. There are even some Pokemon that have been injured by the army of bug-types with the tracks leading somewhere southwest.
After that incident, Team RWBY talked to the manager name Natsumi Shizuki about what happened in her office. The manager looks like she is in her early 40's with bob-cut blonde hair and brown eyes while wearing a purple kimono with the same sash as the employees.
"I see." Natsumi understands what is going on. "Then it is that time again."
"Again?" Yang asks. "This has happened before?"
"I'm afraid so. Tell me, have you ever heard of a place called, Hivehell?"
Ruby says, "No. Never heard of it."
"I never heard of it either." Blake states.
"What is that?" Weiss is now interested.
"Hivehell Caverns, or simply Hivehell, is a massive underground colony full of certain bug-type Pokemon that is like an endless maze next to Mt. Cayenne. Deep below the labyrinth, lies the queen of these bug-types that lay an army of eggs once every few generations. The queen of all the bug-types and a legendary Pokemon, Seikamater."
"A Seikamater?" Yang asks.
Ruby pulls up her Megadex.
Seikamater. The insect queen Pokemon. Bug and normal-type. The Queen of all bugs in Tandor. She lurks deep within the Anthell, sleeping for a year in between broods. But in Ultima, it sleeps every few generations when it has reach over 200 years or more. It is the evolve form of a female Smore, Sponee or Tricwe after consuming a large amount of royal jelly.
"It looks like a mix between a moth, a dragonfly, an ant, and a bee." Ruby says after looking at the picture.
Not only that, the Seikamater's head has six eyes and red antennae with yellow fluff. Her body is a dark brown color, with hair on each section that is red, yellow, and blue. She has three sets of dragonfly-like wings on her back, and six legs. She has a massive abdomen where she stores the eggs she will lay that will hatch into the next generation of Sponee, Tricwe, and Smore. True that the more evolved versions have males and females that make eggs but a Seikamater can produce hundreds.
Weiss states, "So we're dealing with a queen insect that requires a great deal amount of food from the surrounding area."
"That is correct." the manager says, "My grandfather use to tell me stories about what happened to him and his encounter with the Seikamater back before he became a manager. He went down below along with many others while being swarmed by all the bug-types that live there. From what my grandfather told me, he and his party made it into the nest and fought against the odds. Once the queen is defeated, the Seikamater returns to a deep sleep...that is until now."
"I have a female Tricwe and a Smore." Blake says while pulling out her Pokeballs. "Since both of them are female, can I use the royal jelly to have them evolve into a Seikamater?"
"You can. But are you going down there?"
Blake nods, "Indeed. I wish to get stronger when I get to go to one of the gyms. Not only that..." Blake's face starts to look serious while making a fist. "I want to make them pay for taking all the sushi!"
"Looks like I'm going." Yang volunteers. "Or other wise, things will get...buggy."
No one reacted to Yang's pun.
"Oh come on!"
Ruby gulps and starts to get nervous but muster the courage to volunteer. "I'm going too!" she jolted up. She tries to put on a straight face yet her eyes saying that she wants to run away.
Weiss sighs, "I guess I'm going as well." She looks at the manager, "Do you have any maps that your grandfather made during his journey."
"I do actually." the manager smiles. "But promise me one thing: Kick the queen's royal butt."
Yang looks away and snickers from what the manager says.
Weiss nods, "We'll do it."
"Y-yeah." Ruby hesitated but tries to keep spirits high.
The manager stands up and approach to one of the drawers to her left. She checks the fourth drawer eight down of the drawers and pulls out an old map of the Hivehell catacombs. "Here." she gives it to Team RWBY. "This should help."
Team RWBY has received the Map of Hivehell.
Weiss opens the map with the others looking over her shoulders. "Let's see here."
Everyone look over the map and see that it is divided up between the main entrance of the Hivehell catacombs located on the main floor level, according to the map. The other parts reveal the depths of the massive labyrinth with the way to get to the Queen's Chamber marked with red ink. Despite its age, it is marvelously intact and easy to read.
Weiss folds the map up and puts it in the bag device, "Thank you."
"Make sure those bugs pay for the damage to my resort." The manager sounds serious about it.
"Will do." Blake nodded.
"Um, can we leave when its morning?" Ruby asks and is a little frighten. Just a little. Although she does have a point. The hour is late and the sun is down. Who knows what maybe lurking in the dark.
Yang sighs, "Fine. Better to leave around daylight so we can see." 'Although, Blake can see in the dark.' She walks out of the office while saying, "Man, and I was pumped up for some action too."
Ruby follows her sister while thinking nervously, 'Why can't there be any cute bugs like Butterfrees or Cutieflies? The bug I got is okay because it is not as scary. Just hope that there isn't any spider Pokemon. Or bug Pokemon that are scarier like Rockroaches.' Ruby starts to shiver when remembering the Rockroach Neo has.
Weiss follows, "I'm sleeping with Nicholas tonight. You know? An extra set of sensitive ears can't hurt." Weiss is a little more frighten but keeps up with her cool attitude.
Blake follows, "Hopefully my book is alright. I left it in my room and hope it is in good condition."
The four head to their rooms in order to prepare for a little journey tomorrow.
Back on Remnant, a soldier is on guard at the entrance of the encampment close to the temple where some of the artifacts are being examined. However, a woman with black hair, golden eyes and a red dress is followed by a man with spiky grey hair while wearing black and gray, a young woman with black hair in pigtails and green eyes and another woman with green hair and red eyes.
"Excuse me." the woman in red says to the guard. "We are students from Haven Academy sent to help with this archaeological find by order of Prof. Leonardo Lionheart. My name is Cinder Fall, leader of this team."
AN: Finished this chapter. Whew! Finally! Sorry for being late but things have been crazy at work again because of some computer glitch and we have to redo some files all over again before the deadline. But things will be busy when the holidays arrive so expect things to go a little slower around October. Anyway, I did set up a poll for ideas for my next story. Just so you know that they are not exactly age appropriate so little kiddies may have to avoid them. Right now there is a tie between two stories and two with no votes. If you want information about them, please check The Rising of the Post-Apocalyptic Shield Hero's 8th chapter.
Also, the polls end on November 16th. So go ahead and vote before then!