Chapter 50: Transportation
After getting out of the danger zone, everyone went their separate ways in their quest to end the Dirty Delinquents' reign and restore balance to the world. The Senior Head is said to be out of commission for a week, if possible, so it left the world with at least some relief for a bit. But whilst Zamenza and Moody were away, Happy and the others would encounter a Dirty Delinquent soldier.
The Dirty Delinquent soldier had waited a few minutes until he was joined by other orange colored cloaked members being five Pokemon. Some were armed with other kinds of weapons, and others had none, relying on their own powers instead.
?: Number 323, are those the Pokemon over there?
323: I'm pretty certain. I also noticed that they are Pokken Arts Tournament competitors, so be careful.
?: Alright. Let's sneak up on them and capture them.
The six members snuck through some bushes, ignoring the sounds of fighting as they got closer. However, as Unhaus was in the sky, he spotted cloaked Pokemon in the bushes using his great eye view, coming down in time to interrupt Happy and Charles's training session with Tanner.
Unhaus: Guys, we have company, and they're not welcoming, either.
Tanner: Where?
Unhaus: In the bushes over there. Dirty Delinquent members totaling six.
The members stopped in their tracks, realizing that they had been found. To prevent arousing more suspicion, they whispered among themselves whilst the gang searched in the bushes for them.
?: What the hell are we gonna do now?!
?: We're screwed, aren't we?!
323: Not yet! It's not too late…We have weapons on our side.
?: Suppose they have moves that can stop our weapons?
?: Ain't we got moves of our own? We can surpass them and-
Tanner then grabbed one of them using a vine and hoisted them in the air, not even fazed in the slightest as he looked at the Pokemon.
Tanner: …You know, you guys must suck at being stealthy if you keep talking like that.
Happy: We got em'!
However, the cloaked Pokemon grinned, knowing what was to come. Unhaus shouted…
Unhaus: Tanner, look out behind you!
…As from behind Tanner stood two Pokemon with miniguns, one that was handheld and the other in saddle-fashion, pointing at his back. The other three were not around as they were sneaking around the property undetected. Eve, along with Baye and Chibi screamed as they had appeared with weapons.
?: *chuckles* Don't any of you come closer, or we'll fill yellow vine-boy here with so many holes he'll rival that of cheese! And don't get any ideas fly-boy, or we'll make you look like a game fowl target practice!
Unhaus: *growls* ….Son of a…
Charles: That's not fair!
Happy: Stop it!
Unhaus: (...Wait a minute…Where are the other three…?)
Unhaus looked around before realizing that they could be in danger.
Unhaus: Alright, where's your other three boys?!
?: Who? Oh, don't worry about them. They ain't gonna do you harm. At least we think…
Inside Zamenza's house, the three cloaked Pokemon were wandering inside to see if they had anything, or rather certain Pokemon they were hiding.
Tanner: (...This is bad…! What are we gonna do…?!)
?: Alright, inside the house. Before that, we want to know where the two Pokemon named "Moody" and "Zamenza" are.
Tanner: They're not here. You just missed them.
The other three cloaked members opened the door, grinning at the situation that lay in front of them.
323: So, I take it that those two Pokemon aren't here.
Unhaus: How do you guys know who they are and how did you get here so fast?!
323: *chuckles* Buddy, you don't know who you're messing with. We're the Dirty Delinquents. We are everywhere and nowhere. We even watched you guys from a distance. That cat of yours ran out. Wherever she's going, she'll be caught. And there's nothing you'll be able to do.
Unhaus: …Dammit…!
323: Now, inside the house. We can't turn you loose, or we'll risk losing our control of the world for a better future.
However, the two gunned Pokemon were knocked out by claw scratches across their faces, dropping to the ground instantly as everyone else was confused.
323: What the hell?!
Two other members were felled instantly, leaving the main one standing. Who should appear in front of them, none other than Samantha? The main member was shaking in fear over what happened to his comrades, backing up a few inches before Unhaus swooped back in and slammed a wing to knock him out.
Tanner: Samantha! What are you doing back so soon?
Samantha: Are you kidding?! I can't even set foot into town now due to those Dirty Delinquent bastards running around! The place has turned to crap with all the fires and dilapidated buildings!
Charles: W-What do we do?
Tanner: We travel. We won't be able to settle here even for a week…
Maga: True. It will never be safe if we have to keep fighting them here.
Unhaus: But where? I can fly, but only Eve can come with me. I don't even know anyone like that.
Eve: Hey…I thought of something. If those Dirty Delinquent Pokemon are here, wouldn't that mean they have ships somewhere?
Tanner: That's actually a good idea…!
Samantha: I saw some sort of ship near the market. But we'd be caught there…
Unhaus: I know! I'll take to the air and come back with knowledge of one.
Tanner: It'll be too risky…What if some flying members spotted you?
Unhaus: Oh, please. I'm faster in the air. I'll keep being high in the skies. But first, we've got to take care of some things. Like those guys over there.
Tanner: Don't worry about it. We won't be planning to stay here for long anyway. You find a ship, and we'll find a hiding spot afterwards.
Unhaus: Alright.
Maga: Actually, I might know of a friend who has one that could accompany all of us.
Tanner: You do?
Maga: Yeah. He's not a very…"social" Pokemon though. He tends to live near the mountain ridge north of here. There's a hemp-like cabin he lives in next to an ocean and a ship he once sailed on in his younger years…I've only written letters to him every now and then, so this might be a good opportunity to tell him I sent you.
Unhaus: Okay. Got it.
Eve: Be careful, Unhaus!
He nodded as he took to the skies high enough and flew into the direction of the market. On the way, he saw flying orange cloaked members with aerial miniguns, which forced him to take it higher, flapping his wings with some struggle. The higher he went, the colder it got, but he was used to it. Luckily, he wasn't spotted thanks to the clouds he passed through. He watched them pass on by before continuing on his way into the market area.
He did notice many cloaked members around patrolling the area as usual on his way along with the sight of dilapidated houses. He continued flying undetected for a few minutes until he heard the sounds of aerial miniguns being fired, which were headed in his direction. He dodged and weaved in the air as he looked behind, noticing that there were cloaked aerial members of the Dirty Delinquents following him. Some of them also appeared to be carrying Pinetorbs and Forretrodes on hooks tied to their feet.
Unhaus: (...They followed me…?! And what are those things they're carrying…?!)
He dove down into a forest in order to lose them through the thick trees, but two members flew ahead, dropping the Mutant Pokemon on the forest that caused an explosion, knocking Unhaus further away from the blast. He landed on his stomach with no visible injuries, but as he looked back at the forest, only half of the trees remained intact as the others were left as smoking, smoldering messes from the impact.
His eyes widened in horror, realizing how close he was to death. Embers and billowing smoke erupted from the Mutant Pokemon's explosion, which would be deadly enough to kill a Wailord. However, his wide-eyed stare would end as bullets rained from the sky, forcing him to fly low whilst near boulders as coverage. More cloaked members dropped Mutant Pokemon onto the area, making explosions as they went until there were no more.
Thankfully, Unhaus was capable of moving fast enough to avoid the damage, but he was still being tailed by them. One of the cloaked members had an airzooka that was charged enough to fire, sending an air filled ball in his direction. He moved out of the way as it crashed into a rock, blasting away a good chunk of it.
Unhaus: (...Dammit…! I can't even shake them off…!)
More bullets were fired his way, and in a last ditch effort, he did a quick u-turn, catching most of them off-guard as they turned around as well. To avoid them further, he saw a body of water and dove into it, losing most of them. Given that this was water, he couldn't stay in it for too long as he held his breath for a few seconds but could feel his lungs weakening. Some of the members fired bullets into the water where he was and hovered over it for a few seconds before they realized they were losing their patience with this chase.
?: Shit! He's gone. Let's move on!
The aerial group flew in another direction just in time as Unhaus came up gasping for air, even coughing out water as he looked at his surroundings. The most prominent things that caught his eye were a hemp-covered cabin from afar and a ship, which was what he was looking for.
Unhaus: (...Huh…There it is…How convenient…)
He tucked his wings in and kicked the waters, swimming towards it as if he knew how to swim naturally. Actually, he knew how to, thanks to his parents when he was still living under their roof and continued his practice as a sky bandit in case things got worse. As he got closer and closer, the cabin door opened and an older male clear blue Lotad with a wrinkled yellow-greenish lilypad including a pink flower on his head came outside. The Lotad didn't look too pleased due to the noises he heard earlier and yelled….
Lotad: What the hell is going on over there?!
He then noticed Unhaus swimming towards his place, which put him on edge.
Lotad: The hell are you?! You one of those cloaked bastards?! I ain't too old yet to whoop ass!
Unhaus: N-No! I'm here on behalf of Mr. Maga!
The Lotad's eyes widened in shock upon hearing the name.
Lotad: M-Maga…? *smiles* That old bastard…
Unhaus: Listen, we're in danger. We need to borrow a ship so we can find a safer place.
Lotad: …I see. I'm guessing those cloaked bastards were the ones who were forcing you to swim.
Unhaus: W-Well, I uh…I dove in the water to hide, but not for too long. Mr. Maga told me to find you so we can locate a different place to reside at…Mr.-
Lotad: Ludwig.
Unhaus: M-Mr…Ludwig, sir.
Ludwig: I would give you my ship, but seeing as how you're a Flying type, it ain't possible. There's also the risk of being spotted by Dirty Delinquent fliers.
Unhaus: …So then…
Ludwig: I can't help you.
Unhaus: …Darn…
Ludwig then pondered for a moment as he looked at the water until he thought of something that could help them.
Ludwig: …On second thought, I can help you.
Unhaus: W-What…?
Ludwig: Do me a favor and get out of the water for a minute.
Unhaus: O-Okay…
Unhaus swam towards the shore and shook himself off like any bird would do as he stood up. Ludwig then walked towards the reeds and grabbed one of them using his mouth and made some sort of musical whistle before letting go, confusing Unhaus from his actions.
Unhaus: Um…What did you just do?
Ludwig: Give it a minute.
A moment later, the ground began to rumble followed by the ocean rippling, and before them emerged a giant Mutant Pokemon that seemed to resemble a cross between a Wailord and a Donphan as it had a Donphan's armor and trunk, whilst having most of its huge body being the Wailord. However, the creature was five times larger than a Wailord, which actually shocked Unhaus more, but Ludwig seemed to know it more personally as it snorted out some water from its blowhole. In a somewhat nerve-racking tone, Unhaus asked…
Unhaus: …W-W-W-What…What the-
Ludwig: This is Felicia, my pet Wailphan.
Unhaus: W-W-Wailphan?! It's humongous!
Ludwig: Shh. I've taken care of her and her mother ever since. Her mother had passed on, but Felicia here is willing to do things for me from time to time. Say hi, Felicia.
Felicia then extended her long trunk towards Unhaus, who was still nervous from the sheer size of her.
Ludwig: Don't worry, she doesn't bite. She's as gentle as a lamb.
Felicia's trunk rubbed against him, even though he was still trembling in fear but still allowed it before she coiled it back.
Unhaus: I-I don't understand…Why call this creature here?
Ludwig: You need a place to go, right? Well, she's going to be our transportation.
Unhaus: Wait, "our"?
Ludwig: *chuckles* You don't expect me to leave her in the hands of an ameteur, do you?
Unhaus: W-Well…If it's alright, I guess you could come along. Are we going to be transported underwater?
Ludwig: Of course. If anything, this'll be good. Dirty Delinquent members won't even know she's carrying us in her mouth.
Unhaus: W-Wait…Are you saying that…they also exist underwater?!
Ludwig: *sweat drop* How far up in the clouds did you get high from?
Unhaus: Uh…
Unhaus then felt some type of wind stirring, which wasn't a good sign to him.
Unhaus: Uh-oh…I think some Dirty Delinquent members are headed over here!
Ludwig: Then let's go. Open wide, Feenie.
Felicia then opened her colossal mouth, allowing the two to enter inside before she dove down into the waters just in time as aerial Dirty Delinquent members carrying aerial miniguns and airzookas flew over south. Under the waters, Felicia kept her trunk above water to keep breathing the surface air for herself, as well as supplying Unhaus and Ludwig with outside air.
The ocean was of wondrous view as there were a lot of different types of Mutant Fish Pokemon swimming about, even colorful ones. However, among them that ruined the scenery were of Fish Pokemon carrying the Dirty Delinquents logo on their bodies and having subatomic miniguns equipped, including a brown Wailord with tubular machines straddled on both fins.
Nonetheless, the journey continued as Unhaus used the air to tell where he was and instructed Ludwig to steer Felicia in the right direction. Five minutes later, they arrived at the place Unhaus wanted to be, which was in front of Zamenza's house. Happy and friends turned in the direction of Felicia surfacing, which confused them until she opened her mouth, with Unhaus and Ludwig stepping out to meet them.
Eve: Unhaus, you're back!
Eve was the first to run towards Unhaus, nuzzling him with the others coming towards them. Maga especially was surprised to see an old friend as he walked closer.
Maga: Ludwig? You're still alive? I'm glad you didn't get eaten out there.
Ludwig: *smiles* I see you're still a hibiscus rotting slowly by the day. Maybe cut out the smoking and we'll see from there. *laughs*
Maga: *laughs* You don't look too hot yourself! You're rotting even worse than me!
Chibi: So this is the mysterious man.
Ludwig's attention turned towards Chibi and Baye, which gave him somewhat of a surprise as they stood next to Maga.
Ludwig: …I assume they're the family you mentioned in your letters. You must've been a real "stud" to land a sucker-puncher as that female next to you.
Chibi: *giggles* Why, I'm guilty as charged!
Baye, however, was disgusted by the words she was hearing.
Baye: Ugh! Gross!
Maga: Sweetheart, you'll understand one day.
Baye: *sweat drop* (...I hope I won't…!)
Tanner: So, where's the ship?
Unhaus: Over there.
Felicia raised her trunk as she snorted from her blowhole, shocking everyone including Maga.
Maga: *sweat drop* I-I must say…I didn't expect the ship to be a living Wailphan.
Ludwig: Felicia's a real sweetheart.
Chibi: Well, I for one like her!
However, Honori and Unhaus began to feel something strange in the air, which wasn't a good sign.
Unhaus: Uh, guys? I feel something stirring in the air, and I get the feeling that it's those aerial Dirty Delinquent Pokemon again!
Tanner: We might as well get a move on.
Everyone ran towards Felicia and entered her mouth, setting off into the blue yonder. Inside, everyone was trying to decide as to where they could go next.
Ludwig: So, where to?
Tanner: I don't know.
Charles: I have an idea. I know where we can go.
Tanner: Where?
Charles: It's a place me and Happy went to. I bet it'll be good for us to return.
Ludwig: Alright. Lead the way.
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