It had taken a few tries, (and a few weapons aimed at them) but eventually they seemed to have found a way to calm the 'Doom Slayer' down enough, so he wouldn't keep threatening everyone. The professor decided to take everyone back to his lab so more questions wouldn't be raised. The Slayer seemed to agree to go because they had said they would explain where he was, and that seemed to be the only thing on his mind.
"Okay, so you're known as the Doom Slayer, and you come form Hell?" Professor Kukui asked, still finding a lot of what he was told hard to believe, but he was having trouble finding a reason behind how, who or what the newcomer was.
"Not exactly." VEGA answered. "The Slayer's origins are not completely known, and he doesn't discuss it with people he has just met. But to answer your question, we were on Mars, and the Slayer was sent to Hell a few times."
"So, he's dead then." The professor stated.
"No. The Slayer is very much alive. He is the only being ever to enter Hell of his own free will and then escape."
"Why were you on Mars?" Mallow asked, curious. She oddly didn't seem as frightened as everyone else was of the Doom Slayer, moreover, she seemed more interested than afraid.
"The earth in our dimension was dying." Vega explained. "Due to human error, the planet was burning and nearing a total extinction event. The Union Aerospace Corporation set up a base on Mars, and began extracting energy known as Argent Energy from Hell. After purification, it would provide limitless, renewable energy."
"You literally dug a hole into hell, just so you could get energy?" Mallow said, trying to simplify what VEGA had stated.
"Essentially, yes."
"So… what happened?"
The Doom Slayer seemed to be thinking about something, before pulling a chip out from his suit and inserting it into a nearby computer. The computer seemed to glitch for a moment, as if unsure what to do with the new technology. The Slayer looked at the screen, then kicked the base of the computer, and it booted up. A hologram of a sickly, disgusting looking woman appeared in the room.
"He cannot be allowed to leave… he would jeopardize everything." She muttered.
"She was Oliva Peirce, a renowned scientist and member of UAC. She was stupid enough to believe the demons of Hell would uphold their side of a bargain if she let them into the base." After a few moments of silence, VEGA added: "No one survived."
"How many were on the base?" Lana asked in a quiet voice.
"A few million."
"What happened to them?"
The Slayer tapped on a few keys, as he did, VEGA spoke up again:
"It is recommended that those who are not comfortable with graphic imagery leave the room." The A.I. said. Nobody seemed to move, and Kukui turned to a few of the group.
"Hau? I don't think you Ash or Lilith should see this. I have a bad feeling about this…"
The three younger trainers looked to one another, Hau clearly seemed a bit disappointed, but didn't say anything. The three left and closed the door behind them as the Slayer hit 'Play'.
"So, you believe this guy?" Hau asked, leaning against the wall.
"Do you not?" Lilith asked.
"Wh- no! I think he's telling the truth… It's just…" The younger trainer trailed off.
"I think he's telling the truth." Ash replied. "But at the same time, it's kinda hard to say he isn't… just look at him. Although, it makes me a bit nervous. If this guy's story is real, does that mean he's bringing demons with him?"
"I don't think he would." Lilith said quietly. "From what VEGA was saying, I think he's some sort of super-warrior who fought against demons."
"So, he's like, a super cop from another dimension?" Hau asked.
"I guess…?" Lilith shrugged. "I think the Professor needs to try and communicate with him first, and then he may be able to figure out where he's from."
"If he's from another dimension, do you think there's Pokémon no one's ever caught before?" Hau asked, his eyes lighting up slightly.
"Cubone."
The three kids looked down to see a small Cubone which seemed to have followed them to the lab, no one had noticed the small pokémon once they had left for the lab, and it seemed to have followed them. Although no one quite knew why.
"Hey, wasn't that the Cubone that guy was petting?" Ash asked.
"Pika-pika?" Pikachu replied, jumping off of Ash's shoulder and seemingly talking with the small Cubone.
Back inside, several of the remaining trainers were watching footage of a demonic-looking creature being chainsawed in half, blood and innards flying everywhere. The inhuman screeching echoing across the walls. It was horrifying. The demons truly seemed demonic, and the Slayer didn't seem to care in the slightest about what he was doing.
"Hiya little guy." Lilith said, gently getting down to the tiny Pokémon's level and giving it a tiny wave.
"Cu." The Pokémon replied, and it was hard to tell if it was angry or not, but it was clear it wasn't here for her.
Before Lilith could try and talk with it anymore, the doors opened and Lana ran out, seemingly scared beyond all words, and after a few moments, Kukui followed, white-faced.
"Uh, professor? You… okay?" Ash slowly asked.
"Yeah." The professor blinked. "Yeah, I'm good."
He paused for a moment.
"Actually, no. I'm not." He admitted. "Do NOT go in there. I'm gonna go vomit for a bit…"
Quickly leaving, the trio looked to one another before looking towards the door. Without a word, the Cubone made its way inside, seemingly heading towards the Doom Slayer.
"Hey! Wait!" Lilith exclaimed, quickly running after the small Pokémon, afraid of what the Slayer might do.
"Lilith!" Hau shouted, following after her. Ash and Pikachu looked to one another, nodded, and then followed them in.
Now standing before the Doom Slayer, the three watched as the Slayer was slowly patting the Cubone on its head.
"What sort of creature is this?" VEGA asked, the Slayer not looking up at them.
"Uh… It's called a Cubone." Ash finally spoke.
"Do you not know what a Pokémon is?" Hau asked.
"Pokémon?" VEGA asked, answering the question. "Is that what the yellow rat is?"
"You mean Pikachu?" Ash replied, a little annoyed by the 'Rat' name, but after seeing this man pull a rocket launcher out from nowhere he knew better than to try and correct him.
"I thought it was call Cubone." VEGA stated.
"No. That's a Pikachu that's a Cubone." Lilith finally said, very calm all things considered. However, the fear she was feeling but struggling not to show may have played a part in it. "Pokémon exist in this world, but there's different types of then.
"Ah." The A.I. replied, seemingly understanding.
"Hey, so… what are you?" Hau bluntly asked. "Are you human?"
"The Slayer's origin is unknown, even to me." VEGA answered. "From the texts discovered deep in Hell, it appears the Slayer is some sort of entity brought into the world to counter act the forces of hell through all means necessary."
"…what does that mean?"
"The Slayer will kill anything and anyone who is aligned with Demonic Forces." VEGA explained simply, while the Slayer looked up at the three.
"Y..yeah?" Hau stammered. "H..how's he gonna-"
Hau was left in horrified silence when the Slayer pulled a chain gun out from… somewhere, only for the two barrels to move outwards, revealing a third barrel.
"The Slayer had been killing demons for some time, he no longer questions how, he only questions where they are so he can continue his job."
"Cubone!" The tiny Pokémon said, jumping up on the spot, as if asking to be picked up. The Slayer held his large gloved hand out, and the Pokémon sat on his hand as the Slayer picked it up, seeming to hold it up to the visor on his helmet.
"Well, he doesn't seem that bad…" A new voice spoke. The Slayer watched as a weird-looking floating device appeared.
"Who are you?" VEGA asked.
"Th'name's Rotom!" Rotom introduced himself. "I missed the introductions, but was you name the Slay-AGH!"
Rotom yelled out in pain as he suddenly felt something… latch onto him. In just a few moments he saw symbols and text he didn't understand, heard screams of what he assumed were people trapped in some sort of fiery chasm, saw monsters that looked like the worst nightmares of the most twisted person brought to life…
Then it stopped as quickly as it had started.
"Apologies for that." VEGA began, addressing everyone. "My central processing hub was destroyed back on Mars. As of recently I've only been able to work at about sixty-five percent of my usual capacity."
"What did you just do?!" Ash exclaimed.
"I figured I would save us all some time and copy Rotom's files to my own memory banks. I didn't realize he had a level of sentience like he did. If I had known, I would've asked first."
"Ignoring that, what the heck were you doing before you got here?!" Rotom demanded, still shaken up from the flashes he saw. "Were those… people? And where was that?"
"Those would be the souls of people condemned to suffer for an eternity in the pits of Hell." VEGA explained in his simple, almost nonchalant way. "The symbols you saw were ancient writing, warning of the Doom Slayer's return, and the genocide that would bring."
"Pika… pika?" The small yellow rat then spoke up, VEGA paused for a moment, then responded.
"Those the Slayer fought against were monsters who had lost all humanity. The Slayer only fought to defend the innocent."
"Look. Fighting monsters or not, I don't think it's safe for you to be around these guys." Rotom said, flying in between the Slayer and the kids. The Slayer seemed to think it over, then nodded.
"Oh, I actually wasn't expecting you to agree with me…" Rotom remarked.
THOOM!
With a single punch packing more force than a Machamp or a Steelix could ever hope to have, the Slayer left a giant gaping hole in the wall. Setting the Cubone on his shoulder, he didn't bother looking back as he kept walking.
"If need be, we will be in contact soon." VEGA said as the Slayer left through the hole, the kids uncertain of what to do. A few moments after the Slayer had left, Kukui returned, and his jaw dropped when he saw the hole.
"W..d..did a Lucario show up or something!?" He shouted, exasperated.
"No." Hau blinked, still processing everything he had seen and been told. "The Doom Slayer did that in one punch."
"He's gone!?" Kukui's next question seemed to have much more fear than shock.
"Yeah."
"That dude is a mass-murdering death machine who trashed the forces of Hell for fun! Who knows what he'll do out there! He might…" The professor stopped and took a few breaths before continuing. "We need to find him. I can't say if he's on our side or not, but regardless, he might be a major threat to these islands."
Meanwhile, the Doom Slayer was casually walking down the street. He had (reluctantly) decided to go into this town weapon-free, as he didn't want anyone thinking he was trying to rob them. The small pokémon, Cubone it had been called, was sitting on his shoulder, enjoying the ride. It didn't take long for people to notice the giant green-armoured man walking down the street, and more than a few people either backed up or pulled their kids out of the way. Some outright tried to avoid his gaze.
"According to the files I took form Rotom, it appears pokémon are both kept as pets and as fighting animals." VEGA remarked as the Slayer stopped and looked at a map of the town. "Each pokémon has unique abilities to it, and there are hundreds of them on these few islands alone."
The Slayer listened in his typical silence as he kept walking, seeing a larger city off in the distance and deciding that would be a good place to head towards, if for no other reason than to possibly find a place to stay. Those in the small town he left watched in amazement as the man in what looked like armour that would be a struggle for Nidoking to move in took off at an unnatural pace, leaving only footprints in the sand as he ran off into the distance.
A few hours had passed, and the Slayer had finally reached the outskirts of the small town. He had stopped running a while ago, and had been taking note of some of the pokémon he saw. Unlike the Cubone, they all seemed to cower in fear or hiss territorially when he looked their way. It made no difference to him, he…
Actually, now that he stopped and thought about it, what WAS his plan?
Ripandtearripandtearripandtear…
"No." The Slayer thought, that idea seeming blasphemous, but not entirely unwarranted. "These aren't demons."
But what was his end goal now? Sure, he wanted to get back to his own world, and stop Samuel Hayden from ruining earth like he had Mars… but how was he going to do that? In fact, did he have to? Whatever. He could figure that out tomorrow. Walking by a large sign, he stopped to read it as he made his way towards the city.
Heahea City, A town that always welcomes visitors.
