Meanwhile down in the under, the double daters were just enjoying some Ice Cream, Reath was next to Wes and Ferma was next to Ron
Ron was busily snacking on rocky road ice cream
Ferma was eating strawberry flavor and said "it was really sweet of you Wes to buy."
Reath snuggled against Wes while snacking on Chocolate, "this is worth one point, two more and you'll have yourself a bedmate for tonight and my number for another date
Wes grinned "I think I will enjoy that." He lightly sipped on a cookies and cream milkshake.
"There you are!" Nore's voice sounded ruining the mood. "I should have known you bitches were slacking off."
Nore stormed over to the table.
Ferma moaned "he found us" She whined
"get lost Nore, we're busy here." Reath growled
Nore huffed "you two were supposed to be on duty tonight up top." He stated "Miror B is very displeased."
Reath rolled her eyes "so write us up and dock our pay, now go away."
Nore growled "Damn it Reath, Where's that Silva kid?"
Reath growled "He locked up, tied up, and beaten up. He's not going anywhere." She replied in a sour tone "Now will you buzz off, I'm trying to enjoy my date and you're giving me a headache."
Nore growled in annoyance "just tell me where the kid is!" He demanded
Reath rolled her eyes "Main office."
Nore said "no… he's not there. I checked"
Reath turned shocked "what?!" She cried out "But I tied him up and hung him by his bond. He wasn't going anywhere and the door was locked on both sides"
Nore gave her a look "well someone released him within the last five minutes and the last people I knew that were in there was you and Ferma." He replied "You too talked to me the same way that you are now."
Now it was Ferma's turn to be confused "huh? What are you talking about Nore?" She asked, "We haven't been up there for 30 minutes," She looked at Wes and Ron "Right boys?"
"Right" Ron and Wes replied in near unison
Nore turned confused "then who the hell was I talking too?"
Reath huffed "knowing you, the wall," She rolled her eyes
Nore growled "This is serious someone took the kid or he escaped."
Reath said "so what. He's just a kid. We still have the main hostage under heavy lock and key with tons of people guarding it. No one will be able to break through it."
Nore said "you sure about that. I hear that snag master one tough guy, I mean if his normal pokemon are tougher then a shadow pokemon think of what a shadow pokemon under his control is like and if he has a team of Shadow Pokemon…"
Reath grinned "I'm sure he's very tough." She said in a playful tone as she snuggled against Wes "right Wes."
Wes grinned, chuckled as he held her slightly "I must admit their power is almost unmatched." He replied
Nore flinched in surprise then pointed at Wes "hey, wait a minute!" He said "What's he doing here?"
"we're on a date." Reath replied smugly
"double date if you want to get picky." Ferma chimed in as she cuddled with Ron
Ron chuckled
Nore said "you know Cipher has him blacklisted."
Reath hummed "so, I never mix dates with work so I don't care what list he's on. Tonight He's my date and nothing going to change that."
Nore said "but we're supposed to fight and defeat him when seen."
Reath smirked "well then go for it. I'm not stopping you." She snuggled against Wes "I'll give you another point if you can swat this fly." She offered
Wes smirked "with pleasure." He looked at Nore "care to take this outside?"
Nore grunted "No way, I'm no fool. I know what you are, a snagger and you've been collecting Shadow Pokemon"
Wes chuckled "and I bet you have one but which one of yours is it."
Reath said "it's an annoying Yanma. Stupid Bug moves fast and hits hard."
Nore grunted "you're not supposed to reveal that Reath!"
Wes said "ah… no wonder you're backing off, you know I've snagged both a slugma, and a flaffy both can deal elemental weakness to it"
Nore said "and I'm betting you have at least one of them."
Wes chuckled "yep…" He replied "so it's your choice, either keep bugging my date and get swatted by me or you can beat it and leave us alone"
Nore growled "I'll remember this." He muttered then ran off
Wes chuckled then looked at Reath, "I guess he took the second choice."
Reath laughed "I'll give you a half a point for that Wes."
Wes said "so all I need is one and a half more points."
Ron said "at the rate your gathering them Wes, you are going to have fun tonight."
Ferma giggled "so Wes, what's it like being on the blacklist?"
Wes chuckled "well let's just say, it's good to have friends backing you up. Some of those Peons can be real cheats"
Reath said "I heard you took down the Trio nearly single handedly. I heard their Shadow Pokemon are some of the special ones."
Wes said "First evolution of the Johto Starters. Yeah… I was starting to wonder what I had gotten myself into when I took this mission." He looked at the two in seriousness "so you two are alright with me being here."
Ferma said "like Reath said we don't mix work with dates. Being a peon supposed to be our day job, We do what we are told then at night we're supposed to be able to chill how we want and sometimes we just like to chill with the right guy."
Reath said "but I wonder how that Silva kid got out. He was in no shape to even begin to escape."
Ferma said "he received help." She glanced at Ron "didn't he Ron."
Ron whistled an "I know nothing" tune.
Ferma gave him an annoyed look "don't play that tune with me Ron," She replied "I know your style, you're cool most of the time but you do have that nice guy streak. If someone you know is in trouble, you would be willing to help them out even if it means going against my boss"
Ron moaned "okay okay, you caught me, Duking asked me about Silva so I asked around, no one seen him so I thought he might have bitten off more then he could chew. So I asked Wes if he would team up with me to find Silva and he suggested we get access to the hideout to search it as Miror B is the reason Silva's wound up and since you and I have been hanging together for the past week I figured that I could convince you to get us the location of the hideout, and a way to get in."
Ferma whined "and since I was bored," She added "I played right into your hand, you could even take me out on a date to distract me."
Ron said "yep and since I knew you work with Reath often, Wes volunteered to distract her with a date."
Reath hummed "a little willing tonight huh Wes."
Wes said "let's just say, like Ron I can't really ignore people who need help."
Reath hummed as she held her head against his chest "so a heart does beat under that chest…"
Ron said "We told Duking we would be going in and he and that seer girl Yuki decided to back us up and when we cleared the area they would get in."
"and since it's nighttime and most everyone off the clock." Ferma muttered "It was only me, Reath and Nore you had to deal with and with removing me and Reath, that only left Nore which from his tale he was easily tricked."
"He's such a dimwit." Reath muttered "he didn't even realize who Silva was until Silva made it to the main office."
"It's a wonder what use Cipher has for him." Ferma muttered "He can control his pokemon sure but other then that."
"oh let's stop talking about him, it's just making my headache worse." Reath muttered "uh… if it one thing that pisses me off beside idiots, it's my damn headaches."
Ferma sighed "so anyway Ron, that was really mean of you. I thought I could trust you."
Ron said "sorry I tricked you Ferma but Silva is my friend."
Reath said "and if you're willing to go the distance for a friend, sometimes you will have to go against those who are on the other side even if it's only their job."
Ferma hummed "well it could be worse," She looked at Ron "you could have called the sheriff on us and then we would have to face the law."
Ron said "now you know I never do that, I know you just do things because your told to."
Wes chuckled lightly "what's your record like,"
Ferma moaned "It's hard to keep your nose clean," She muttered "when you're in a criminal organization. Boss tells you to do something you do it. Most of it was petty stuff like swiping a pair of keys for a vehicle, breaking something that boss wants broken, and other little crimes like that."
Reath hummed "and I've assaulted a few people but that's because they pissed me off and I just put them in their place."
Ferma said "overall we might do a few months in jail if the law ever catches us."
Ron said "well you might want to consider gaining a low profile within the next day or so and keeping it until things blow over
Ferma said "why's that?"
Ron said "Let's just say I may have overheard a little something from Duking saying that he's going to send Miror B packing tomorrow."
Reath said "tomorrow?"
Ron said "yeah, going to shut down his whole operation and anyone in leagues with him is going to be busted."
Ferma said "but But, Ron that's includes Reath and Me."
Ron said "I know…" He looked at Ferma "why do you think I'm hinting at the idea it might be wise to call in sick tomorrow and not go to your job"
Reath sniffed her nose "uh yeah, I think I might be coming down with something. I've got this sudden headache and my nose feels likes it stuffing up." She leaned on Wes "Wes, does my forehead feel hot."
Wes checked it and didn't feel any temperature "No…" He said seriously "but I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow you don't want to get out of bed."
Reath moaned "what a time for me to get a cold and I was just starting to have a good time on a date."
Wes hummed "you mind if I try something."
Reath said "go ahead."
Wes started to rub her temples on the side of her head slowly but firmly in a clockwise motion.
Reath started making little moans of pain as she flinched under Wes's touch but as he continued to rub she relaxed and the moans became softer and longer.
Ferma said "that almost seems like you're enjoying it Reath."
"it's helping ease the headache." Reath moaned
"it's not a cold, it's sinus pressure," Wes determined "cold and damp air make the sinuses flare up like a balloon for some people, The pressure is felt around the eyes, nose and side of the head. A decongestant will have you cured within an hour or so. Rubbing will ease off the pressure but it will come back."
Reath said "I'll hit the medicine shop before we continue on our date." She sighed as she relaxed "oh Wes, that feels much better. You think you can do that later tonight for me."
Wes gave a slight smile "sure."
Ferma giggled "So where to next boys. Coliseum or Club."
Reath said "Medicine shop is next to the coliseum."
"Coliseum it is then." Ron quickly replied
Ferma said "who knows maybe we'll see Lady Venus."
"Who?" Wes said
Reath said "The newest Idol of the under. Her beauty has charmed so many of the under that they follow her command. She says jump they jump."
Wes frowned "does she control the coliseum…"
Reath smirked "maybe she does Wes."
Wes's eyes snapped to look at Reath "and does she happen to be a member of Cipher."
Ferma said "she reports directly to Nascour just like Boss does"
Wes's eyes snapped to Ferma "I see…" He hummed "so she's the admin in charge."
"Yep…" Reath replied
"but if you go against her," Ferma sang in a musical tone of warning "you'll have about triple the people you had up above after you."
Wes looked at both with two quickly then gained a depressed look "and even though I'm good," He muttered "I'm not that good to handle an army of angry fans so for the moment I won't attack her." He sighed "she's got this town wrapped around her ring finger."
"Yep…" Reath said "She's had control over this area for seven months I would guess but she's slightly paranoid anyone who's she thinks is a threat will be marked as a threat"
Wes sighed "oh well, any idea how to blend in."
Ferma said "oh you're doing just fine Wes, just as long as you don't hang with the kids, you'll be left alone"
Wes blinked "Kids…"
Reath said "there's a bunch of little brats who have been doing 'secret' rebel meetings, Cipher knows about them but don't think they are a threat because well they are kids. You are a bigger threat"
Wes said "hmm…" He sucked on his milkshake and got an empty sucking sound "huh well I think I need a little recon at the coliseum and see who I'm up against so uh when the next challenge so we can watch it."
Ron said "I think it's in about 20 minutes, perfect amount of time to get that medicine and then get good seats."
Ferma said "let's do it."
The four headed off.
The battles in the Under Coliseum were intense; many of the under had powerful evolved pokemon fighting, like Metang, Sealeo, and Magcargo. Wes knew his two eons were tough but he knew he needed more pokemon and a variety of elemental types to even begin to fight but watching from the audience was a good way to get a feel for the types of opponents he could face should he enter into another championship like he did up top however his key target would show up right after the finals of the championship played.
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the Under." The announcer said "tonight champion is Bandana Guy Robin and his MVP Aggron!
Robin posed as his powerful Steel and Rock type roared. It actually had surprised some of his opponents by using Sunny Day, Flamethrower and Solarbeam along with Metal, Rock, Ground and Dragon type moves.
"and now to present him with his prizes, is the lovely Lady Venus."
A beautiful almost queen like beauty gracefully entered in the stadium holding a small platform with an envelope and a pokeball. Her perfect face was highlighted with warm brown eyes, long light brown hair, small red lips covered with a pink silk veil. She was wearing a long white gown highlighted with layers of pink silk.
Robin stiffened up at her presence and quickly knelt down to show respect to her.
His Aggron as softly as it could knelt down as well to mimic it's trainer
Venus smiled gently at the two. "You have proven yourselves worthy to me," She stated in a pure voice of a queen "I present to you rewards for defeating all that you have faced." She held the platform to Robin. "take them and be in pride as you take in the praise of your fellow trainers of this land for winning my approval."
Robin gave a light nod "your wish is my command my lady." He stood up followed by his Aggron, and took the envelope and pokéball.
Venus smiled as she got close to Robin and the crowd went wild.
However as Venus scanned all her adoring subjects, the face of a tan young man, with a line of white face paint caught her attention. He had the stare of a lion as his golden brown eyes studied her. Venus could not help but stare into the eyes of this young man and the sensations that welled up inside her stomach gave her a strange unnerving feeling. She wobbled a bit as she lost her sense of balance.
"is everything alright my lady?" Robin asked seriously.
Venus blinked but then quickly recovered her balance "I am fine." She replied "shall we depart."
Robin gave a light nod and recalled his Aggron
Venus looked back to where the young man had been but he was no longer there. "hmm…" She turned and both she and Robin departed
