[Cues: Neon Genesis Evangelion OST – A Cruel Angel's Thesis]
The Outsider's Insurrection
Indigo Iliad
Chapter 89: The Red and the Damned
Translated Pokémon Speech
Pokédex Entries/Computerized Voices/Flashbacks
Reference to an Accessory in the Games
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(Boon Town, Two Island | May 26th | 9:20 a.m.)
Crimson walked off the port into town taking in the sea air. The small town did give him a warm feeling reminding him of home. He walked along passing a market stall only to see the shopkeep, a male Clerk, down on his luck. He even recognized him somewhat as one of the sellers from Sepia, just not his name.
"Excuse me, you ok? I think we met in Sepia." Crimson remarked as the shopkeer looked up at him.
"Yeah, you were hanging around Paintora. I heard she's doing well enough to sell her art on a cruise ship. It's like you're a lucky…wait, maybe you can help me!" He said getting up excitedly. "Radomir. But everyone calls me Monte, I deal in selling wares like the other guys."
"So, what led to this?" Crimson asked.
"Me and Paintora were friends. After she left, she encouraged me to spread out. I wasn't a breeder, and I was being overshadowed. She lived her life in Sepia, and I was an outsider looking in. My selling there was a side hustle while I grinded at my crappy office job. It was a check she sent to me that got me to take a chance. And I ended up here since a few days ago. It's not been well. The network is down so I can't call for stock, I've got no investors, and some bitch swindled me out some major cash of mine." Monte said before going into a bit of detail.
From his description, Crimson realized it was Cristal. He was surprised the 'hoe' in question was not in Seacreast and all the way out here. From what he told him, she had help from bikers to rob him.
"So, she's not with Slickback." Crimson thought before asking how much was taken.
"A good chuck of my stock and 100,000 PGs." Monte said before Crimson gave him a quarter million. "Wha-"
"Investment money? I doubt she'll have the cash and I want to help you out. Besides, I can take 100,000 upside the woman's head." Crimson said with a wild grin. "Let's just say I may have a clue to where she and the bikers are."
Crimson left Monte open-mouthed before Monte was sobbing tears of joy going on about Crimson really being lucky.
"Not really lucky. More like well aware." Crimson thought before entering the Joyful Game Corner and saying, "Excuse me, looking for a Mr. Poteryal?"
"Yeah, that's me, kid. But call me Michial." Michial said cracking his knuckles. "What I do for you?"
Before Crimson could answer, a biker barged in and Crimson smirked.
"Sorry, I thought this was Three Island."
"No. It's Two Island and your boots are dirtying the carpet." Michial said.
"Piss off." The biker said flicking his cigarette at him before leaving.
"I think we got a problem. That patch on his jacket…he's a member of an outlaw motorcycle club." Crimson said. "I heard from the guy at the market stall that's there a group of them prowling around Sevii. That dumbass just exposed where they're m ost likely holed up."
Michial looked worried, but Crimson calmed him down.
"Don't worry, my father cleared the land of crime groups in your youth. The Outlaw's legacy does live on through me." Crimson said before leaving.
Crimson left seeing that biker was about to go to port and Crimson rushed there ending up sharing the five-minute boat ride there. As they arrived on port, Crimson smashed the butt of his sheath into the biker's skull knocking him out.
"Take it back to Kanto and tell him it's safer he stays there." Crimson said to the Sailor as the Sailor nodded.
"Good luck, Outlaw Jr." The sailor said as Crimson left the boat.
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(Three Island Port, Three Island | May 26th | 10:00 a.m.)
He walked out onto the island before getting an update from his Dex. The Pokémon Network was active once again. Crimson did not mind that given he saw two bikers riding their bikes around a frightened woman looking on the verge of a panic attack.
"I said no the first time." She pleaded.
Crimson sent out Brutus and had him use Wild Charge to electrocute the first biker blowing up his motorcycle. Crimson threw a knife into the shoulder of the second one knocking him off his bike. Crimson stormed up tearing the small blade out of his shoulder.
"How many of them?" He asked.
"Fuck you, kurombo!"
Repeated stabbing of his stomach made sure that biker was only in a state where he'd have to go get medical help…not that the biker could. The brunt up first biker looked terrified before noticing Crimson
"You fitting to join him? How many?!" Crimson roared.
"There's ten up ahead. Four have Pokémon, six doesn't." The first biker squealed.
"Among those that don't. One a woman? Mocha skin, blonde hair, beauty mark on the face?" Crimson said.
"Cristal. The boss's woman…yeah, you her pimp or something?" The first biker asked.
"Why doesn't matter? I'm giving you one chance to leave for Kanto…or do you want to fight me and Tessa?" Crimson said as Tessa snarled.
That biker dragged his buddy and that buddy's bike to port to get the boat leaving Crimson, Tessa, and the woman alone.
"You ok?" He asked her.
"I…I'm fine." She said. "You really messed them up."
"I did." Crimson said. "Go. Head over to Two Island and get your bearings. This is going to get ugly."
She left and he returned Brutus. He threw the Alolan Shirt in his bag and got out his Black Dragon jacket. Red Bullet was taken out of its capsule as he got on revving the engine racing ahead towards town.
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(Kin Town, Three Island | May 26th | 10:10 a.m.)
Cristal impatiently whined about something she wanted those three mooks were supposed to get something on her orders. Paxton had been able to put root in the town and get those 'yokels' under their heels. She calmly sat on a makeshift throne outside sipping her martini only to hear an engine.
"Looks like, they…wait there's only one." Paxton said as the four goons look ahead.
Crimson raced drifting to a stop as the townsfolk looked on. For one, it was clear Crimson was not of the biker gang. One goon waltzed up with a pipe.
"This is Kanto Federation turf, you need to pay the fee." The goon said twirling the pipe around. "Unless we got an issue."
"It's him!" One old resident said. "The Outlaw has returned!"
"I believe you speak of my father." Crimson said getting murmurs from the crowd. "And we got an issue. The Sevii Islands are under Black Dragon protection. And I see you're impeding on that. I now you pussies can't handle Kanto but come on. This is laughable."
"You kurombo fu-" The pipe wielding goon said before Crimson broke his jaw with a Mega Kick.
His body tumbled into his bike knocking them both to the ground.
"I'll deal with this pest!" Another goon said sending out his Grimer and Koffing.
Crimson checked the Dex and rolled his eyes.
"Lil' Swish, Sub-Zero, let's make some noise." Crimson said sending his Espeon and Weavile.
"Oh my gosh, it's so cute. I want one for myself." Cristal said.
"We'll get his after we beat it off him." Paxton said as Crimson's anger was rising.
It was not a long fight. One attack put both Pokémon out leaving Lil' Swish and Sub-Zero unimpressed.
"Weaklings, the bunch of them." Sub-Zero said annoyed. "Barely enough for a level up."
"I lost…he must have chea…"
"No cheating. You simply just suck." Lil' Swish said speaking to the goon through telepathy.
Two more goons came up sending out a Koffing and a Grimer saying they would handle him. They swiftly got stomped.
"What's with your men? They can't handle one child!" Cristal snapped.
"But he's really strong." A goon whined as Paxton got one.
"I'll deal with himself." Paxton said sending out a Muk and a Weezing.
Crimson returned his Pokémon and sent out Kimiko and Rhint which got many of the bikers to balk. Crimson was done fooling around and activated his Mega Band. His aura flaring around his body as both Rhint and Kimiko's Mega Stones glowed. Crimson was surprised by this development, but he pushed forward as energy consumed all three. Crimson did not see it, but his red eyes were sharpened having a thin blue ring around the irises. His body looked more defined and intimidating right next to his Mega Evolved Pokémon. Steam seemed to come off his body.
"What the hell?" Paxton said stepping back.
"Fight me…if you're ready to die." Crimson said icily as both Kimiko and Rhint remarked the same.
Paxton and his Pokémon were shaking but Paxton swallowed that out to state he was the toughest biker in Kanto and that no punk was going to make him surrender.
"Kimiko, Rhint. Dragon Pulse." Crimson said as both charged their draconic sphere blasting both Pokémon.
Paxton looked to see his Pokémon defeated and he whipped out a sawed-off shotgun aimed dead set at Crimson. He fired only Crimson raise up his aura incinerating the bullets.
"No, that's impossible!" Paxton said as Crimson focused his energy into his fist.
Crimson had always relied on Mega Punch or the elemental punches, he wondered if he could pull off the Focus Punch. Paxton took aim only for Rhint to destroy the gun with an Aura Sphere leaving him open. The power boost and this being Crimson's first go was why the force of Crimson's punch made the biker's' head explode making for a shower of blood and gore. Crimson was wide eyed himself seeing the body fall to the ground.
"Holy shit!"
"That was awesome!" One resident said.
"Damn! You just made his skull explode!" Rhint said. "But you kinda did orphan two Pokémon?"
He looked to Paxton's orphaned Muk and Weezing still out cold. He turned to the bikers looking absolutely terrified. It was clear to some that Crimson clearly had no intent on killing Paxton, but not to the bikers or Cristal.
"Here's how you're going to do this. You're going to leave this place with just the clothes on your back and your important stuff. You're leaving your bikes, cash, and the shit you stole from Monte on Two Island. As far as I see is, the Kanto Pokémon Federation is officially over! Unless you want to answer to me!" Crimson said regaining his nerve.
"Can we take Paxton's Pokémon and his jacket?" One goon asked.
Crimson nodded and the bike-less bikers bolted. Cristal tried to sneak off only for one of the goons to stop her.
"You can't come. It's the rule. He beat the boss so you're his now." The goon said taking Paxton's Muk and Weezing.
Cristal went pale as a guy came up to Crimson.
"Just like the Outlaw to come when it is dire. Poteryal Vitalty." Vitaly said handing him a Soda Pop. "Him and his family are always welcome. Thanks for saving us…we'll deal with the body. Go get your Pokémon healed and here, you look you need this."
He guzzled it down and threw the bottle in the trash.
"Take what the bikers left behind to pay for damages. As for Cristal, she owes 100 grand for the money she stole from Monte." Crimson said looking at her.
"I'm sure we can work something out." Cristal said sweetly.
"We can…" Crimson said cryptically.
Crimson got his Pokémon healed before asking Vitaly about Lostelle.
"She usually scampers off to the nearby woods, the Berry Forest. She does have her Dodrio to protect herself…but maybe you should look for her. She was rather panicky about the bikers." Vitaly remarked.
"Good, I'll get her. As for you, seeing that you helped make a mess of this town Cristal. You're going to help then clean up this mess." Crimson said as Cristal protested. "News flash, this is the regions. Even the prostitute work. You expect to survive me doing nothing and coasting on good looks. You ain't shit. There are women here who'd make you look below average at best. You lounging on your fat ass all day isn't helping."
"As if you can talk, brat." Cristal snarked. "Aren't you supposed to be in school?"
"First off, in the regions, we go to school for about 5-6 years to which we graduate with the equivalent to a high school diploma. Something I doubt you have. Secondly, I'm a graduate. Thirdly, I'm a licensed Pokémon trainer and a legal adult. So yes, I can talk." Crimson said as Cristal was red in the face. "And seeing that you got no trainer license, no money, and a debt you can't pay for. You may as well call me daddy."
Without another word, he walked into the center leaving Vitaly laughing with several of the townsfolk and Cristal thoroughly roasted and steamed.
(A/N: Cristal everyone! Originally, I considered the idea of her as a mail-order bride for Bill, but Sage reminded that Cristal is sort of a POS. But I have a plan in mind for her and she won't overstay her welcome. It's funny that this season is almost done so quickly. Next will be this season's Omake Oasis.)