"Don't Hurt Me!"
Mark ran to where his boss, Archie, was. "Boss! I just heard something troubling……" Mark said, almost out of breath but not quite.
"And that is?" Archie asked.
"Arinia was kidnapped during the night." Mark replied.
"What!?" Archie exclaimed, looking clearly shocked and concerned.
"She was kidnapped, boss." Mark repeated, hoping that it would sink in this time around."
"Who did this?" Archie asked, so mad that he was almost at a loss for words.
"I suspect Team Magma." Mark replied.
Archie began to get even madder, "Those fools had better learn to quit meddling in our affairs!"
"What are we going to do?" Mark asked.
"I will send some men on it immediately." Archie replied.
"Thank you, boss. I really appreciate it." Mark said.
"I want you on it too. You're closest to her, you'll have the best chances for success." Archie said.
"Yes sir!" Mark exclaimed.
"Where do you want to start?" Archie asked.
"Arinia was in Mauville when I saw her last night, so we might want to start there and go talk to Wattson, and then take it step by step from there." Mark replied.
"It sounds like a plan. I will send a squad to join you." Archie said.
"Thank you, sir." Mark said.
"You are going to have to work fast, we don't know how much time we have." Archie said.
"That's true…….. Arinia…… Hang in there……." Mark said, sounding really worried.
"And here's some advice. Try to work secretly, there is no telling what Team Magma will do if they suspect us getting close to them." Archie told Mark rather seriously.
"I'll do that……." Mark said.
"Now go, you must hurry!" Archie said, dismissing Mark with his hand.
"Yes, sir!" Mark now ran in the opposite direction from where he had spoken to his boss and headed back to Mauville to try to collect clues as to where Arinia was and where she had been taken.
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Meanwhile, the grunt was watching Arinia sleep. A good four hours had passed since Maxie had put her to sleep with the shot.
"Aw……. She's sleeping soundly, that's good; she can't get herself into any trouble if she's sleeping….." The grunt thought.
Arinia groaned slightly as the drugs started to wear off.
"So you're awake………" Andrew said.
Arinia groaned, "Ugh…… My head…….."
"What is it, child?" Andrew asked, with slight concern in his tone.
"Ugh….. How long have I been out?"
"You've been out for a good four hours or so." Andrew replied.
"That long?" Arinia asked.
Andrew nodded.
"So now what?" Arinia asked.
"Hmm…… I guess just rest……" Andrew replied.
"How much longer are you going to keep me here?" Arinia asked.
"As long as the boss sees fit, so don't expect to go anywhere anytime soon." Andrew replied.
Arinia sighed, and I'm stuck with you for company?"
Andrew smirked, "Yup, get used to it. Who knows maybe something good will come from all this……."
"I fail to see how……"
"Mark falling into our hands, you silly girl." Andrew replied.
Arinia gasped, "You leave Mark alone!"
Andrew laughed, "For a girl in your position you're awfully brave………"
"I don't want to see my friends hurt." Arinia replied.
"Too bad for you, there's nothing you can do about it." Andrew told her, trying to make her feel powerless.
Arinia didn't reply.
"That's it…….. Nice and quiet is the key." Andrew taunted.
"Do you enjoy listening to yourself that much?" Arinia asked.
"Got a problem with that? I can just as easily get another shot to knock you out again." Andrew told her seriously.
Arinia glared at him, and at that same moment Maxie entered Arinia's cell.
"What do you want?" Arinia asked.
"Andrew, go get another shot for Arinia." Maxie said.
"I haven't done anything!" Arinia exclaimed.
"And it needs to stay that way, I'm not giving you the chance to misbehave." Maxie told her evilly.
Andrew left Arinia's cell to go get the shot Maxie wanted for Arinia.
"Why can't you just leave me alone?" Arinia asked Maxie.
"Because I like tormenting you." Maxie replied.
"You need a life!" Arinia exclaimed.
"I'll get one if I take yours!" Maxie said.
Arinia gasped.
Andrew returned with the shot at this moment, "Here you go, boss."
"Can't we talk this over?" Arinia asked, clearly not looking forward to being hurt again.
"There will be no talking for you!" Maxie snapped, reaching for the shot.
"You mean I don't have a say in this!?" Arinia asked.
"Exactly!" Maxie exclaimed.
Arinia gasped.
"Now will you behave?" Maxie asked Arinia.
"Please don't give me the shot……." Arinia said.
"Then I want silence!" Maxie snapped.
"Boss, I'd just go ahead and give it to her anyways, you know she'll just cause more trouble anyhow…….." Andrew said.
"Please….. Don't……." Arinia said, not liking where this was going.
"I agree with Andrew, you're getting the shot!" Maxie said evilly.
Arinia jumped away, "Don't touch me!"
"Andrew, hold her still so I can give her the shot." Maxie said.
"Yes, sir." Andrew grabbed Arinia's arms.
"It's time to sleep, child!" Maxie said evilly.
"Please! Don't do this!" Arinia exclaimed.
"Oh be quiet!" Maxie jammed the needle into her arm.
"OW!!" Arinia exclaimed.
Maxie smirked, "Sweet dreams."
Arinia tried to fight the serum, but it soon overpowered her and she slipped into a deep sleep.
"Silence is so nice." Maxie said, once Arinia had slipped into sleep.
"I agree, she needs to sleep almost 24/7." Andrew said.
"And she won't be going anywhere……." Maxie added.
"Good." Andrew said.
"I am leaving now, report anything unusual to me." Maxie said, getting up to leave.
"Yes sir!" Andrew said.
Maxie left and Andrew moved Arinia back into her bed before he went back to playing solitaire.